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Private Equity
Northwest Plan Adds PE Commitment

The plan made an additional commitment to its existing private equity program manager today.

11.10.21
Asset Study/Review
Southeast Plan Approves New A/A

Plan added several new asset classes as part of asset allocation targets approved at today’s board meeting.

11.10.21
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Midwest State Legislative Mgmt. Issues Consultant RFP

The plan has issued a consultant RFP seeking assistance in the development of a plan to close its state defined benefit plan to new hires.

11.10.21
Credit/Private Debt
Mid-Atlantic Plan Discloses Credit Commitment

A Mid-Atlantic plan disclosed a recent credit commitment at today’s investment advisory committee meeting.

11.10.21
Industry News
Mid-Atlantic Medical Organization Seeks Investment Associate

A medical organization based in the Mid-Atlantic region is searching for an investment associate to support its investment decision making through investment strategy and manager evaluation as well as economic and markets research.

11.10.21
In The News
A Massive Probe Of Pa.’s Largest Pension Fund Is Nearly Done, But Taxpayers May Never Know The Results

Some PSERS staff believe the probe’s findings could be damaging to their reputations. So their lawyers are pushing for the report to be kept private or contain rebuttals.

11.10.21
In The News
CPPIB Holds Steady As Other Pension Funds Divest From Hedge Funds

While the average hedge fund asset allocation by public pension funds has been on the decline due to concerns with low performance and high fees, interest from Canada’s largest pension fund remains strong.

11.10.21
In The News
DB Pension Schemes Urged To ‘Pay More Attention’ To Inflation

Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes should pay more attention to optimising their inflation hedging strategies due to current volatile inflation rates, according to LCP.

11.10.21
In The News
Emerging Market Debt Offers Good Strategic Opportunities, Says Aviva Investors’ Aaron Grehan

Asset allocators should review their biases of emerging market debt as a tactical investment of higher-yielding, lower-quality assets, says expert.

11.10.21
Industry News
Northeast University Names Treasurer With Internal Promotion

A university in the Northeast has promoted its associate treasurer to the treasurer role to oversee cash and debt management, investment and endowment accounting and student financial services.

11.10.21