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Infrastructure
Florida Police Plan Moves MLP Allocation To Infrastructure

A police pension plan in Florida has hired two infrastructure managers to replace its Master Limited Partnerships allocation.

03.02.20
Administrator - Bundled
East Coast County Deferred Comp Rehires TPA

A deferred compensation plan in the East Coast has rehired its third-party administrator

03.02.20
Searches And Hires Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Northeast 457 To Issue Consultant RFP

A state deferred compensation plan in the Northeast has approved an RFP for an independent consultant.

03.02.20
Administrator - Bundled
West Coast City Seeking 457 Plan TPA/Recordkeeper

A West Coast city is seeking a third-party administrator and record keeper for its 457(b) deferred compensation plan.

03.02.20
In The News
Moves To Lift Board Diversity Highlight Inaction Among Private Companies

Women are gaining more seats in the corporate boardroom, a movement that figures to gain steam from fresh strategies like a new California law and the clout wielded by financial heavyweights such as Goldman Sachs.

03.02.20
Emerging/Diverse Managers
Midwest Plan Invests Directly In Fixed-Income Emerging Managers; Axes Progress

A Midwestern pension plan has invested directly in two domestic fixed-income emerging managers while formally terminating its relationship with manager-of-managers Progress Investment Management Company.

03.02.20
Domestic Equity Small-Cap Mid-Cap
Southeast Plan Approves Int’l Equity Changes; Slates Search

A Southeastern pension plan will conduct a shortlist international small-cap equity manager search.

03.02.20
People Moves
Wilshire Consulting President To Depart

Andrew Junkin, president of Wilshire Consulting, has decided to leave the firm “to pursue other professional endeavors.”

03.02.20
In The News
BV Investment Partners Announces Successful Completion Of Fund X With Capital Commitments Of $1.1 Billion

The Fund had a $1 billion target and received limited partner commitments in excess of its $1.1 billion hard cap.

03.02.20
In The News
Pictet Raises €700 Million For First Real Estate Fund And Completes Two Transactions

Pictet Alternative Advisors SA (PAA), the Pictet Group’s wholly-owned alternative investment firm, has closed its first direct real estate fund, Elevation I, at its hard cap of €700 million.

03.02.20