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Multi-Asset/Investment Advisor
New England Authority Seeking Investment Managers

The authority is seeking an investment manager for a roughly $15 million portfolio.

07.27.23
Alternatives
Texas Pension Discloses Recent Private Markets Commitments

Plan bolstered its private equity and private infrastructure allocations with commitments to two existing manager relationships.

07.27.23
Credit/Private Debt
Mid-Atlantic Pension Plan Adds Private Debt Commitment

The plan approved the commitment as part of its pacing plan last month.

07.27.23
Industry News
Global Asset Manager Acquiring ETF Business

The global firm is acquiring the manager’s ETF business and infrastructure, which focuses on supply chain onshoring and energy transition.

07.27.23
ESG
Net-Zero Endowments Best Achieve Fossil Fuel Divestment Objectives: Stakeholders

The flexibility and environmental impacts of a portfolio targeting net-zero greenhouse gas emissions enhances the ability of endowments to support climate change solutions without sacrificing returns, according to endowments and their investment consultants.

07.27.23
Surveys/Studies
Consultants, OCIOs Relationships Vital for Success, Access To Assets

Managers need to target consulting firms that align with their business, upgrade their consultant relations team, embrace consultant databases and position themselves as though leaders to successfully master those relationships, according to a new report.

07.27.23
ESG
West Coast University Divests Energy Assets

A university based on the West Coast has completed divesting its endowment from fossil fuels after five years.

07.27.23
Multi-Asset/Investment Advisor
Midwest College Set To Grow Endowment To More Than $1.5 Billion

The college is growing its endowment to more than $1.5 billion after estate commitments and a matching gift from an anonymous donor.

07.27.23
Fixed-Income
Great Plains Fund Considering Hiring Bond Overlay Mgr., Revising A/A

The fund will consider hiring an overlay manager to synthetically replicate its public credit benchmark and policy index after holding a second reading and considering adopting proposed changes to its investment policy statement and strategic asset allocation.

07.27.23
People Moves
West Coast University Snags Nearby University Treasurer As Next CFO

The university has hired a new v.p. and cfo from a nearby institution following a search from the first quarter as its previous finance head left for another West coast university.

07.26.23