The school district is seeking a firm to handle the sale of municipal bonds
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas has committed $225 Million as anchor investor to the fund.
The deadline for proposals in the search is Aug. 15.
The plan eliminated its short-duration fixed-income and TIPS allocations through manager terminations approved last month.
The retirement system added $350 million in alternatives commitments in the first quarter.
The retirement fund is seeking closed-end value-add or opportunistic equity private real estate funds.
Tim Stanton has joined PanAgora Asset Management as managing director and head of global distribution.
The pension fund made the decision following a search presentation from its general investment consultant in April.
The overall slowdown in private markets commitments did not stop two Black-owned firms from closing funds as early-stage venture capital firms Collab Capital and Zeal Capital Partners recently announced closes for their respective second funds.
The retirement system re-upped with a European credit manager this week.