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Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Illinois Hoses Plan Sticks With Consultant

An Illinois fire pension fund agreed to retain its existing investment consultant at a special board meeting held this week.

07.30.20
Private Equity
Southwest Plan Adds PE Secondaries Commitments

A Southwestern pension plan added a pair of private equity secondaries commitments at this week’s board meeting.

07.30.20
Small-Cap
Bay Area Plan Concludes Small-Cap Value Search

A Bay Area pension plan approved a hire in its domestic small-cap value equity manager search at yesterday’s meeting.

07.30.20
People Moves
Franklin Templeton Appoints U.S., Global Distribution Heads

Franklin Templeton Investments has appointed Jeff Masom as head of U.S. distribution and Adam Spector as head of global distribution.

07.30.20
Industry News
Investment Firm Hires OCIO Manager

An investment firm has hired an OCIO managing director.

07.30.20
Industry News
Asset Manager Bolsters Impact Investing Team

Hire assumes the newly created role in September.

07.30.20
In The News
Kuwait Pension Fund Posts Record First-Quarter Investment Profit

Kuwait’s Public Institution for Social Security posted a record first-quarter investment profit following a reboot of its strategy as the pension fund put behind a corruption scandal involving a previous manager.

07.30.20
In The News
Despite Demands For Reform, The MBTA's Pension Fund Is Still Secretive And Underwater

As the MBTA struggles through the pandemic with a drop in ridership and revenue, another pressing financial problem looms largely outside the public eye: the bleeding of the pension fund for T workers.

07.30.20
Multi-Asset/Investment Advisor
West Coast City Concludes Investment Advisor Search

A West Coast city made a hire in its investment advisory services search this month.

07.30.20
Industry News
Midwest University Adds Investment Staff Member

A university based in the Midwest has added an investment staff member.

07.29.20