Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Southwest Plan Hires Consultant For Portfolio Review

A Southwestern pension plan hired an investment consultant to conduct a review of its investment trust in January.

04.16.20
People Moves
PIMCO Appoints Leveraged Loans Chief; Hires Exec. V.P. & PM

PIMCO has appointed David Forgash as head of global leveraged loans and hired Roman Kogan as an executive v.p. and portfolio manager.

04.16.20
Alternatives
Mid-Atlantic State Plan Bolsters Credit, Real Assets Portfolios

A Mid-Atlantic state plan has disclosed recent credit and real assets commitments from the last two months.

04.16.20
People Moves
Smith Graham President Joins Mortgage Credit Firm

Donna Sims Wilson, president of Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors, has joined Kah Capital Management as coo.

04.16.20
In The News
Big Gains In Havens Stoke Worries About Stock-Market Pullback

Stocks and havens have risen in tandem since major indexes hit a low point last month.

04.16.20
In The News
BlackRock’s Profit, Assets Under Management Fall

Plummeting markets from coronavirus pandemic dragged assets under management below $7 trillion.

04.16.20
In The News
U.S. Stocks Plunge Amid Steep Falls In Oil Prices, Bank Earnings And Retail Sales

The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq pull back from even bigger losses on news of Germany easing its virus lockdown and advances against the pandemic in New York.

04.16.20
Private Equity
Texas Plan Adds Private Equity Commitments

A Texas pension plan added a pair of private equity commitments at today’s board meeting.

04.15.20
Real Estate Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Florida Firefighters Plan Retains Investment Consultant

A Florida firefighters pension fund has retained its general investment consultant after a due diligence review.

04.15.20
People Moves
Credit Suisse Investment Mgmt. Head Joins DWS

Bjoern Jesch, global head of investment management for the wealth management arm of Credit Suisse, is joining DWS on July 1.

04.15.20