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Passive Equity
Illinois Plan To Issue Passive Equity RFP; DC Plan Hires Record Keeper

The plan is conducting the search after voting to consolidate three existing index portfolios into a Russell 3000 Index.

09.30.21
People Moves
Midwest Plan CIO To Retire

The cio will retire after 23 years with the plan.

09.30.21
People Moves
Bregal Investments Selects CEO

The current Co-CEOs will retire at year-end.

09.30.21
Real Estate
Midwest Plan Adds Commitments

The plan added three commitments yesterday.

09.30.21
Industry News
Franklin Templeton To Acquire O’Shaughnessy AM

The acquisition will enhance Franklin Templeton’s existing strengths in separately managed accounts and custom solutions capabilities.

09.30.21
Emerging/Diverse Managers
Foundations Increasing Investment, Disclosure Into Diverse Mgrs. Yet Work Remains: Study

Foundations continue to be the leaders of the institutional investment space when it comes to investing with diverse- and women-owned firms as 30 of the top 55 largest foundations collectively invest more than $11 billion with diverse-owned managers, yet work remains as 14 elected not to disclose any data including diversity statistics, according to a study.

09.30.21
In The News
How Climate-Tech Investments Can Create Health And Wealth In Black And Brown Communities

Investors able to spot scalable and community-based solutions will have an advantage as climate justice takes center stage in global climate talks and the U.S. infrastructure rebuild.

09.30.21
In The News
Investment Boom Bumps Up NJ Pension Plan

The latest investment-return figures for NJ’s s public-worker pension fund are in, revealing annual returns to near 30%.

09.30.21
In The News
University Endowments Mint Billions In Golden Era Of Venture Capital

Some schools, including Washington University in St. Louis and Duke University, gained more than 50%.

09.30.21
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Western System Slated To Transition Endowment Mgmt. To Sole Outsourced CIO

A system based in the West is expected to receive a staff recommendation to transition the management of its endowment to a single outsourced cio provider this week.

09.30.21