Private Equity
Maryland Plan Makes PE Commitment

The plan made its first private equity commitment for 2021 and is targeting $35 million for the year as part of its pacing plan.

05.27.21
Alternatives
Windy City Plan Approves Private Equity, Debt RFPs

Plan will issue RFPs for private equity and private debt managers following approval this week.

05.27.21
Fixed-Income
Michigan Plan Concludes Intermediate Bond Search

Plan added two domestic intermediate duration fixed-income mandates totaling $120 million.

05.24.21
Non-U.S. & Global Equity
Texas Plan Wraps Up EME Search

A Texas-based pension plan made an emerging markets equity manager hire at this week’s investment committee meeting.

05.21.21
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Midwest Plan Retains Consultant; Graduates Bond Manager

A Midwestern pension plan concluded its investment consultant search and graduated a fixed-income manager from its emerging manager program at today’s board meeting.

05.20.21
Credit/Private Debt
Windy City Plan Eyes Multi-Asset Credit RFP; Adds Private Debt Allocation

Plan will conduct an RFP for multi-asset credit managers later this year as the result of asset allocation changes that also include a maiden private debt target approved at today’s board meeting.

05.20.21
Private Equity
Southwest Plan Adds Private Equity Commitment

Plan added a $13 million private equity commitment as part of its annual pacing plan in the asset class.

05.20.21
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Chicago Plan Retains Investment Consultant

Windy City plan concluded a general investment consultant search at today’s board meeting.

05.17.21
In The News
Siguler Guff Raises $240 Million For Its First Global Emerging Markets Direct Investment Fund

Siguler Guff, a leading multi-strategy private equity investment firm with $15 billion of assets under management, announced today that it has raised $240 million for its first direct investment emerging markets fund, GEMCo.

05.17.21
In The News
Despite Strong Returns, Investors Shun U.S. Hedge Funds

The second half of 2020 brought solid performances for most hedge funds, and the trend continued through the first quarter. Most hedge funds reported positive returns for the quarter, with event-driven funds being the best performers, according to an advance copy of Citco’s first-quarter hedge fund report.

05.17.21