Credit/Private Debt
Midwest 911 Plan Bolsters Private Credit Portfolio

A Midwestern pension plan tacked five new private credit commitments to its portfolio last month.

07.25.19
Equity Searches And Hires International / Global / Emerging Markets
Great Lakes Plan Mulling Global Low Vol RFP

A Great Lakes pension plan will consider an RFP for global low volatility equity managers next month.

07.25.19
In The News
Sonoco Terminates US Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Packaging company Sonoco’s board of directors has approved a plan to terminate the Sonoco US Pension Plan for Inactive Participants, effective Sept. 30.

07.24.19
In The News
Another California Pension Fund Falls Just Short Of Its Investment Return Target

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System just missed its target rate for annual investment returns, recording 6.8 percent for the fiscal year ending June 30.

07.24.19
People Moves
Canadian Firm Co-Founder To Retire At Year-End

A founder of a Montreal-based investment manager will retire at the end of 2019.

07.24.19
Administrator/Record Keeper Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary Deferred Compensation
Florida City Seeks Consultant To Assist With Administrator Search

A Florida city is seeking a consultant to assist with a plan administrator search for its deferred compensation plan.

07.24.19
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Southwest Plan Concludes Investment Consultant Search

A pension plan in the Southwest has hired a new general investment consultant.

07.24.19
In The News
Big ERISA Decisions On The Horizon—SCOTUS To Review Third ERISA Case This Term

The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to review the Eighth Circuit’s decision in Thole v. US Bank, in which the Eighth Circuit held that participants in an overfunded defined benefit pension plan lack standing to sue for fiduciary breaches under ERISA. The Supreme Court’s decision in this case—the third ERISA case accepted by the court this term—could have significant implications for plan sponsors and plan fiduciaries.

07.23.19
Industry News
Eagle Asset Management Names New Active Equity Portfolio Co-Mgr.

Eagle Asset Management promoted Brad Erwin to portfolio co-manager on the firm’s Growth & Income Team on July 1.

07.23.19
Multi-Asset/Investment Advisor
Texas County Rehires Investment Advisor

A Texas county completed a search for investment advisory services this month.

07.23.19