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Large-Cap
Mid-Atlantic Plan Makes Large-Cap Growth Change

The plan made a change in its large-cap growth mandate due to underperformance.

09.13.21
People Moves
West Coast Plan MD Joins Minority-Owned Asset Manager

The hire will help launch the firm’s venture capital growth opportunities fund.

09.13.21
People Moves
Polar Capital Taps Director From Nuveen

He will help develop the London-based firm’s business in the Midwest.

09.13.21
People Moves
SSgA Fiduciary Solutions Head Retires

His team has been merged with the investment solutions group.

09.13.21
Private Equity
Water Street Appoints V.P.

She will identify and execute new healthcare investments and assist with the strategic growth of portfolio companies.

09.13.21
In The News
Retirement Plan Study Finds Benefits To Using A Single Recordkeeper

Respondents with one provider reported time savings of 17% to as much as 50%, Principal Financial Group found.

09.13.21
In The News
Chicago Park District ‘Reform’ Bill Puts Pension Costs On Taxpayers

House Bill 417 falls far short of the structural reforms Illinois pension systems require. A constitutional amendment is needed after courts blocked a real reform effort in 2018.

09.13.21
In The News
World’s Largest 300 Pension Funds’ AUM Surge 11.5% In 2020

The sovereign wealth funds of Japan and Norway remain the two biggest in the world.

09.13.21
In The News
Learning From The Latest SEC Cybersecurity Enforcement

Three new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement actions, charging eight separate financial firms with violations of Regulation S-P, indicate a seismic shift in SEC focus and provide a slew of critical takeaways for any SEC-registered entity, says cybersecurity consultant John Reed Stark.

09.13.21
In The News
State Teachers Retirement System Of Ohio Resorts To Pension Theatre To Defend Costly Secretive Investments

Public pensions facing growing public scrutiny and criticism over mismanagement of investments are increasingly resorting to “pension theatre.”

09.13.21