In The News
Times Investigation: $22,000 For A Trip To Australia? Pension Trustees Draw Scrutiny Over Travel Costs

The trustees of the massive trust fund, commonly known as LACERA, have taken hundreds of trips across the country and overseas in recent years, excursions that have cost the fund more than $1.3 million since 2015, according to a Times review of internal documents.

07.29.19
Industry News
Columbia Threadneedle Names Sr. Research Director

Columbia Threadneedle Investments has appointed Stuart Jarvis as a senior research director.

07.29.19
Administrator/Record Keeper
Calif. County Launches Deferred Compensation Services RFP

A California county has issued an RFP for deferred compensation plan services.

07.29.19
Industry News
Gemspring Capital Adds Two MDs & Portfolio Operations Head

Middle-market private equity firm Gemspring Capital has added two new hires to its investment and operations teams.

07.29.19
Industry News
Kudu Investment Mgmt. Acquires Minority Stake In First Long Island Investors

Kudu Investment Management acquired a passive minority interest in wealth management company First Long Island Investors last week.

07.29.19
Passive Equity
Mid-Atlantic Plan Goes Passive, Terminates Invesco

A Mid-Atlantic county pension fund hears information on passive large-cap candidates after terminating an active manager.

07.29.19
Fixed-Income
Great Lakes Plan Revamps Fixed-Income Portfolio

A pension plan in the Great Lakes region has hired four new fixed-income managers as the result of searches.

07.29.19
Real Estate
Midwest Plan Makes Maiden RE Hires

A pension fund in the Midwest hires two real estate managers for a maiden allocation to the asset class.

07.29.19
Non-U.S. & Global Equity
Illinois Hoses Plan Approves Int'l Smid-Cap Equity Search

Plan intends to scour the international small- to mid-cap equity manager space after placing to international small-cap firms on watch last month.

07.26.19
Mid-Cap
Ohio Plan Eyes Mid-Cap Value Search

An Ohio fund may discuss a search for domestic mid-cap value equity managers next month.

07.26.19