Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Midwest Police Pension Sticks With Consultant

A Midwestern police pension fund retained its incumbent investment consultant following an RFP process.

09.17.19
Real Estate
West Coast Plan Completes Core-Plus Real Estate Search

A West Coast pension plan recently completed an invitation-only search for a core-plus real estate manager.

09.17.19
In The News
New Rate Environment Challenges DB Plan Sponsors

Interest rates approaching zero on long-term, safe securities makes funding more expensive.

09.17.19
In The News
Out-Of-Whack Credit Suisse Security Puzzles Volatility Traders

A small, unexplained aberration in a highly specialized corner of the vast U.S. equity and derivatives market is causing a buzz among traders already on edge about a potential market pullback.

09.17.19
In The News
Index Funds Face Heightened Risk From Climate Change

Index funds and the investors who own them face an unmanageable risk from climate change, according to the director of Stanford University’s Sustainable Finance Initiative. Many of those investors are pensions.

09.17.19
In The News
California Pension Funds Lean Harder Into Real Estate

Two massive institutional investors are looking to deploy more capital in real estate as the economy potentially approaches a downturn, according to a new report.

09.17.19
In The News
Public-Sector Employees Shouldering More Risk In Retirement Plans

NASRA says since 2009, more than 35 states increased required employee contribution rates, and more states maintain plans in which the employee contribution rate may change, depending on the pension plan’s actuarial condition or other factors.

09.13.19
Real Estate
Large Northeast Plan Issues Real Estate RFI

A large Northeast pension fund has issued an RFI seeking real estate managers specializing in non-gateway markets.

09.13.19
Alternatives Private Equity
California Plan Discloses Private Equity Commitments

A California pension plan has disclosed four recent private equity commitments.

09.13.19
Multi-Asset/Investment Advisor
New Mexico County Wraps Up Investment Manager Search

A New Mexico county wrapped up a search for investment portfolio management services last quarter.

09.13.19