Alternatives
Southwest Plan Adds Alts. Commitments

A Southwestern pension plan committed to four alternatives funds last month.

11.07.19
People Moves
Ballast Adds Principal, Marketing & Investor Relations Head

Joyce Schaer joined domestic small- to mid-cap equity manager Ballast Asset Management as principal and head of marketing and investor relations on Nov. 1.

11.07.19
People Moves
DWS Appoints Global Alternatives Research & Strategy Co-Heads

Kevin White and Simon Wallace have been named global co-heads of alternatives research and strategy at DWS Group.

11.07.19
Administrator/Record Keeper
Midwest County Makes Deferred Comp TPA Hire

A Midwestern county approved a hire in its deferred comp search yesterday.

11.07.19
In The News
Eying Liquidity, New York Pension Fund Looks To Trim Equities

New York pension officials may shift money from equities to bonds to reduce market risk and ensure liquidity in their $216 billion fund, the system’s chief investment officer said on Monday.

11.06.19
In The News
Should California Pension Funds Quit Oil And Gas? Report Says They Can Earn More If They Do

California’s two biggest public pension funds could have made about $17 billion more if they had dumped their fossil fuel investments a decade ago, climate advocacy group argues in a study it’s publishing Tuesday.

11.06.19
In The News
Public Pension Plans Continue To Shift Into U.S. Stocks

47% of plans’ assets were in U.S. stocks in third quarter, the most since 2007.

11.06.19
Searches And Hires Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary Deferred Compensation
Calif. City DC Plans Searching For Investment Consultant

A California city’s defined contribution plans board is searching for investment consulting services.

11.05.19
Small-Cap
Great Lakes Plan Concludes Small-Cap Core Search

A Great Lakes region pension plan made a hire in its domestic small-cap core equity manager search.

11.05.19
Multi-Asset/Investment Advisor
West Coast Association Posts Investment Mgmt. RFP

A West Coast association has issued an RFP for investment management and other services.

11.05.19