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Credit/Private Debt
Great Lakes Plan Adds Distressed Debt Commitments

A Great Lakes-based pension plan made $8 million in distressed debt commitments last month.

08.28.20
Manager-of-Managers
Northeast County Narrows Managers-Of-Managers Search

A Northeastern county pension plan was slated to receive three presentations in its invitation-only manager-of-managers search last week.

08.28.20
Domestic Equity
Midwest Plan Concludes U.S. Small-Cap, Mid-Cap Core Searches

A Midwestern pension plan made hires in its domestic small-cap and mid-cap core equity searches this week.

08.28.20
In The News
Cranston Pension Investigation Finds “Dramatic Underperformance” And Troubling Scaramucci Investment

Top SEC whistleblower Edward Siedle’s recent fiduciary review of the City of Cranston Fire and Police pension plans found “consistent and dramatic underperformance” of investments — with Siedle recommending that the pension go with a “new pension advisor…without a myriad of conflicts.”

08.27.20
In The News
HSBC Launches New Funds Targeting Niche 'Natural Capital' Industry, Hoping To Take It Mainstream

The new venture is aiming to make ‘natural capital’ its own asset.

08.27.20
In The News
The Future For ESG Investing In Retirement Plans

The DOL says ESG integration cannot propel financial advancement. Experts say they’re wrong; plan sponsors just need education on implementation.

08.27.20
Emerging/Diverse Managers
Midwest Plan Wrapping Up Emerging MoM Search

A Midwestern pension plan will hear recommendations to hire two new emerging managers-of-managers to run separate international equity and fixed-income allocations at tomorrow’s board meeting.

08.27.20
Small-Cap
West Coast Plan Conducting Small-Cap Core Equity Search

A pension fund on the West Coast has begun a consultant-led domestic small-cap core equity manager search.

08.27.20
Domestic Equity
Southeast Plan Defers Smid-Cap Structure Decision

A Southeastern plan will revisit a decision on its domestic small- to mid-cap equity structure later this year.

08.27.20
Private Equity
Northeast Plan Bolsters Private Equity Portfolio

A Northeastern pension plan approved a private equity commitment at a meeting today.

08.27.20