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People Moves
Principal Asset Mgmt. Appoints CIO, Global Equities Head

The new hire will assume leadership responsibilities across the firm’s $221.2 billion equities platform.

09.07.23
People Moves
Northern Trust Hires Global A/A CIO

The new hire joins from Columbia Threadneedle Investments.

09.07.23
Alternatives
Southwest Plan Discloses Private Markets Commitments

The plan disclosed commitments totaling $300 million at a meeting last month.

09.07.23
Infrastructure
Texas Pension Bolsters Infrastructure Portfolio

The retirement system added a $75 million commitment to an existing manager relationship last month.

09.07.23
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Calif. County Plan Eyes New Consultant

The plan’s board will vote on a recommendation at a meeting later this month following finalist interviews this week.

09.07.23
Multi-Asset/Investment Advisor
Western District Seeking Investment Advisor

The district is looking to consolidate from three advisors to a single firm to provide the services for various funds.

09.07.23
Real Estate
Great Plains Fund Slated To Restructure RE Portfolio, Add 130/30 Managers

The fund was slated to receive recommendations to restructure its real estate portfolio and add extended equity managers to its portfolio at its board meeting last week.

09.07.23
People Moves
U.S. Bancorp Names Distribution Head For OCIO Practice

The firm has named a head of distribution for its institutional outsourced cio practice, housed within subsidiary PFM Asset Management, to support its go-to-market strategy for consultant relations.

09.07.23
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Midwest University Mulling Consultant Contract Extension

The university is considering extending the general investment consultant’s contract for an additional one-year period.

09.07.23
Surveys/Studies
Private Foundation Returns Reign Over Community Foundation Peers, Space Sees Largest One-Year Decline Since GFC: Study

Private foundations reported relatively better average annual returns than their community foundation counterparts for 2022, however, the average annual returns declined from the previous year, representing the largest average year-over-year decline for foundations since the Global Financial Crisis.

09.07.23