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Searches And Hires
West Coast Transit Plan Seeking Investment Consultant

A West Coast transit plan is seeking an investment consultant to oversee its $104 million portfolio.

11.04.20
People Moves
PGIM Adds Real Estate Debt Research Head

They will oversee debt research across real estate markets.

11.03.20
Private Equity
West Coast Transportation Plan Eyes Private Equity FoF Finalists

A West Coast transportation plan expects to conduct private equity fund-of-funds finalist interviews in January.

11.03.20
Private Equity
Eastern Plan Receives PE Recommendation

An Eastern state plan received an up to $30 million private equity investment recommendation at a committee meeting last week.

11.03.20
In The News
Brookfield Must Face Pension Fund Suit Over TerraForm Financing

Former TerraForm Power Inc. investors can advance their challenge to a $650 million financing deal with its majority owner, Brookfield Asset Management Inc., because Brookfield’s subsequent $1.6 billion buyout of TerraForm didn’t deprive them of standing to bring the case, a Delaware judge ruled.

11.03.20
In The News
Real Estate Slump Forcing Big Funds To Delay Investor Redemption Requests

Some of the most conservative real-estate funds are suffering from falling property values, putting their fund managers in a tough spot as investors look to cash out.

11.03.20
Multi-Asset/Investment Advisor
Northeast Plan Concludes Bundled Provider Search

A Northeastern police pension plan made a hire in its search for a firm to provide actuarial, administrative, investment advisory and custodial services this week.

11.03.20
In The News
Investors Find A Novel Way To Hedge Their Portfolios: Hedge Funds

High bond prices mean fixed income has lost its lustre as a ballast against stock falls.

11.03.20
In The News
A Terrible, Horrible, No-Good Year For Quants

Many popular quant strategies are struggling but to varying degrees we are all quants now.

11.03.20
In The News
Money Market Funds Brace For Rules Overhaul After Covid Shock

Regulatory change could add pressure to sector struggling with low interest rates.

11.03.20