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Venture Capital
Funding Females Can Move Needle On Lack Of Gender Equity In VC Space: Women’s History Month

The venture capital space is taking steps to ensure more progress is being made toward backing women-owned and led funds and Women’s History Month is highlighting some of the efforts being made to increase the representation and role of women in the space – but there is still a long way to go.

03.30.23
Surveys/Studies
Private Infrastructure Attracts Investors In Unprecedented Market Environment: Survey

Survey respondents cited inflation mitigation as one of many motivating factors driving investor attraction to private infrastructure.

03.30.23
Emerging/Diverse Managers
Investment Consultant Increasing Diverse Mgr. Assets Goal

The firm met its goal of doubling the percentage of its investments with diverse managers to 10% from 5% by the end of 2025 and has established a new target to increase assets held by diverse managers to 15% by 2025.

03.30.23
Asset Study/Review
Congress Requests Penn Share Information On Endowment’s Foreign Holdings

A congressional committee is looking into the Ivy League school’s potential holdings with entities deemed to be foreign adversaries.

03.30.23
People Moves
Northeast University Seeks Investment Analyst

The university is searching for an investment analyst to serve in a generalist role and assist in the management of its endowment.

03.30.23
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Western Education System To Review Outsourced CIO Relationship

The system will review its relationship with its outsourced cio during its March 31 investment committee meeting and consider either extending the firm’s contract for an additional one-year period or directing staff to initiate an RFP process.

03.30.23
People Moves
Midwest University Foundation Eyes Next Investment Head As CIO Sets Retirement

The foundation is searching for its next senior v.p. for investments and cio as its current investment head is set to retire from the position at the end of the second quarter after 18 years at the institution, including the last decade as cio.

03.30.23
People Moves
Western Foundation Seeks Private Markets Manager

The foundation is seeking an investment manager for private markets to help source and evaluate investment strategies across buyout, growth, venture capital, special situations, real estate and infrastructure.

03.30.23
International / Global / Emerging Markets
Louisiana Plan Adjusts Int'l Equity Lineup

The plan moved to an ACWI ex-U.S. manager from an EAFE manager at its board meeting this month.

03.29.23
People Moves
TimesSquare Japan Analyst Departs

The firm is currently reworking its Japanese stocks within its international small-cap strategy.

03.29.23