Alternatives
Pacific Northwest Plan Axes Alternative Beta Mgr.

A Pacific Northwest institution terminated an alternative beta manager last week.

03.24.20
Alternatives
Texas Plan Bolsters PE, RE Portfolios

A Texas pension plan added private equity and real estate commitments earlier this month.

03.24.20
Real Estate Alternatives Manager-of-Managers
Southwest Plan Narrows Venture Capital Search

A Southwestern pension plan has narrowed a venture capital search to six firms for additional due diligence.

03.24.20
Administrator/Record Keeper
Southwest Authority Issues Retirement Plan Administration RFP

A Southwestern authority has issued an RFP for retirement plan administration services.

03.24.20
In The News
Churchill Asset Management Completes Fundraising For Middle Market Senior Loan Fund II (and Related Vehicles) With $2 Billion In Limited Partner Commitments

Churchill Asset Management today announced that it has completed fundraising for Churchill Middle Market Senior Loan Fund II (and related investment vehicles) with $2 billion in limited partner commitments, exceeding its original target of $1 billion.

03.24.20
In The News
Barclays Adds ESG Assessment And Indicators To Fundamental Research

Fundamental environmental, social, governance research will offer clients multi-dimensional analysis of ESG performance for companies under coverage, and assess how ESG attributes impact security pricing.

03.24.20
In The News
Vanguard Is Combining Two Slumping Value Funds

The Vanguard Capital Value Fund, a longtime laggard that struggled as value investing fell out of favor over the last decade, is being rolled into a larger fund.

03.23.20
COVID-19 News
Pension Funds Push RFP Deadlines In Adapting To Coronavirus Disruptions

Pension funds are beginning to push back due dates for ongoing RFPs as they address disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

03.23.20
People Moves
CalSTRS CEO Postpones Retirement

Jack Ehnes has postponed his retirement as ceo of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System due to the coronavirus crisis.

03.23.20
In The News
CalPERS Loses $69 Billion In Biggest Market Losses Since Great Recession

The pot of invested money used to pay for hundreds of thousands of California public employee pensions has shrunk by $69 billion as coronavirus has squeezed global markets.

03.23.20