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Asset Study/Review
Southwest Plan Approves A/A, New Asset Classes

A Southwestern pension plan will introduce several new asset classes after approving a new target asset allocation this week.

04.01.20
Daily Feed
West Coast DC Plan Delays Core Investment, Stable Value RFPs

A city deferred compensation plan on the West Coast has delayed issuance of its core investment and stable value RFPs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

04.01.20
Small-Cap
New England Plan Hires Small-Cap Core Manager

A pension fund in New England concluded its domestic small-cap equity manager search at a special meeting today.

04.01.20
Searches And Hires Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Northeast Treasury Posts Investment Advisor RFP

A Northeast Treasury has issued an RFP seeking investment advisory services.

04.01.20
Asset Study/Review
Northeast Plan Approves Asset Allocation Changes

A Northeast pension plan approved changes to its asset allocation last week.

04.01.20
In The News
Stay Agile Investing In The Ides Of March

“Beware the ides of March,” a soothsayer told Julius Caesar in Shakespeare’s famous play of the same name. Whether you believe in superstitions or not, March of 2020 will go down as a historic month on Wall Street. After peaking on February 19th, the S&P 500 fell 34% in just 23 trading days, marking the fastest bear market ever.

04.01.20
Alternatives Private Equity
Great Lakes Plan Concludes Private Equity FoF Search

A pension plan in the Great Lakes region made several commitments to conclude a search for private equity fund-of-funds managers.

03.31.20
Absolute Return
Wisconsin Plan Axes Absolute Return Manager

A Wisconsin plan voted to terminate its exposure to an absolute return manager today.

03.31.20
Absolute Return
Colorado Plan Makes PE Commitments, Redeems Absolute Return Fund

A Colorado pension fund has made three private markets commitments and redeemed from an absolute return manager.

03.31.20
People Moves
Brown Advisory Hires Baltimore Portfolio Manager 

Brown Advisory has hired Thomas Geddes as a partner, senior advisor and portfolio manager in its Baltimore office.

03.31.20