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Concern About the UN Pension Fund's Administration

At the $79.4 billion United Nations pension fund, continuing tensions came to a head this month when the UN participant representatives to the pension board — elected representatives of 85,000 active UN staff members — wrote on December 2 to the General Assembly body that oversees the fund about their concerns on a range of issues regarding the fund’s administration and governance.

12.27.20
Passive Equity
Northeast Plan Makes Defensive Equity Hire

The plan hopes to increase equity exposure without significant volatility.

12.24.20
People Moves
Strategic Value Partners Names Real Estate Head

He will focus on the global distressed debt real estate market.

12.24.20
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Northeast Plans Slate Investment Advisor RFP For 2021

A pair of Northeastern pension plans expect to issue an investment advisor RFP next year.

12.24.20
People Moves
Marquette Adds Five Analysts

The new hires include two research analysts, two performance analysts and a client analyst.

12.24.20
Master Limited Partnership
Illinois Hoses Plan Axes MLP Manager

Plan terminated the investment in the third quarter and moved the assets to a long/short equity strategy.

12.24.20
Large-Cap
Midwest Plan Swaps Large-Cap Growth Mgrs.

A Midwestern pension plan hired a new domestic large-cap growth equity manager last month.

12.24.20
In The News
Divest Student Activists Meet With Bacow, Harvard Corporation Committee For First Time In More Than A Year

Five representatives of Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard met with University President Lawrence S. Bacow and several members of the Harvard Corporation in a closed-door meeting last week.

12.23.20
Industry News
Owl Rock, Dyal Capital Partners To Merge

The transaction is expected to close in early 2021.

12.23.20
Administrator/Record Keeper
New England City Seeks 457 Administration

A city in New England is seeking its first third-party administrator for its 457(b) plan.

12.23.20