International / Global / Emerging Markets

High-Yield
Great Lakes Plan Approves HY Fixed-Income Investment

A Great Lakes-based pension plan approved a dedicated high-yield fixed-income investment this week.

05.28.20
Searches And Hires
New England Plan To Issue 4 Manager RFPs

A pension fund in New England is drafting RFPs for four asset classes.

05.28.20
Daily Feed
Florida Fire Plan Issues Large-Cap Value, Emerging Markets Equity RFPs

A firefighters pension fund in Florida is surveying the large-cap value and emerging markets equity spaces.

05.26.20
International / Global / Emerging Markets
Northeast Plan Axes Global Equity Mandate

A Northeast pension plan terminated its global equity manager last month.

05.26.20
Daily Feed
Southwest Plan Narrows Infrastructure, Value-Add RE Searches

A Southwestern pension plan has narrowed its global listed infrastructure and value-add real estate searches to four firms each.

05.22.20
Equity
Northeast Plan Considering Low Volatility Mgrs.

A Northeast pension plan discussed low volatility managers at a meeting this month.

05.22.20
Credit/Private Debt
Texas Plan Swaps Fixed-Income Managers

A Texas pension plan moved a global fixed-income mandate to a distressed credit product this week.

05.21.20
Asset Study/Review
New England University Finalizes New Global Equity Allocation

A university based in New England has approved a new global equity allocation.

05.21.20
COVID-19 News
Investors See Opportunity In Structured And Distressed Markets: Webinar

Institutional investors are finding structured credit and distressed debt as areas of opportunity as they reallocate their portfolios following the financial crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent webinar.

05.21.20
Alternatives Equity Credit/Private Debt
New England Plan Names Int’l LCG Finalists; Makes Distressed Debt Commitment

A city pension fund in New England named finalists in its international large-cap equity manager search and made a distressed debt commitment at a meeting today.

05.20.20