Real Estate
Southern Plan Hires RE Mgr.; To Raise Target

A Southern pension plan approved the addition of a second real estate manager and is slated to increase its target to the asset class to accommodate it.

08.08.19
People Moves
HSBC Global Asset Mgmt. Names New CEO

Nicolas Moreau will become ceo of HSBC Global Asset Management in September.

08.08.19
In The News
Emerging-Market Stocks Correct Sharply As Trade Battle Flares

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is down 11% from its recent highs, putting it in correction territory.

08.08.19
In The News
Funded Ratios Erode For Downstate And Suburban Illinois Pension Funds

The collective unfunded pension tab for more than 600 downstate and suburban Illinois public safety funds grew by $1 billion to $11 billion, with the funded ratio recording its first decline since 2010, according to the latest figures submitted by the funds.

08.08.19
Administrator/Record Keeper Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Southwest 457 Plan Hires First Investment Consultant

A city deferred compensation plan in the Southwest has concluded a search for its first investment consultant

08.07.19
Non-U.S. & Global Equity
West Coast Plan To Launch Int’l Small-Cap Mgr. Search

A West Coast pension plan is scheduled to begin a search for international small-cap equity managers later this month.

08.07.19
Passive Equity
Calif. County 457 Plan Concludes Mid-Cap Value Search

A county deferred compensation plan in California has concluded its search for a domestic mid-cap value equity manager.

08.07.19
Emerging/Diverse Managers
Great Lakes Plan Fine-Tunes Emerging Manager Program

A pension plan in the Great Lakes region has made some structural changes to its emerging manager program.

08.07.19
In The News
How Pension Funds Are Reacting To Negative Bond Yields

Fed interest rate cuts raise prospect of a bigger push into riskier assets.

08.07.19
Industry News
Connecticut State Plan Hires First Chief Risk Officer

The State of Connecticut Treasurer’s Office has appointed Kevin Cullinan as its first chief risk officer.

08.06.19