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Fixed-Income
Southwest Plan Axes Core Bond Mgr.

A Southwestern pension plan has severed ties with a domestic core bond manager.

01.10.20
Asset Study/Review
Northwest Plan Approves New A/A; Eliminates Diversifying Strategies

A Northwestern pension plan eliminated its diversifying strategies allocation as part of new strategic targets approved last month.

01.10.20
Master Limited Partnership
Rocky Mountain Plan Axes MLP Allocation

A Rocky Mountain pension plan has eliminated its Master Limited Partnerships allocation.

01.10.20
Fixed-Income
Mid-Atlantic Plan Hires Emerging Market Debt Mgr.

A pension fund in the Mid-Atlantic region has hired its first dedicated emerging market debt manager.

01.10.20
Real Estate Searches And Hires
West Coast Deferred Comp Plan Hires New REIT Manager

A deferred compensation plan in California has hired Principal Global Investors as its new REIT manager.

01.10.20
Mid-Cap
Southern Teachers Plan Begins Mid-Cap Value Search

A pension fund in the South has begun its search for a domestic mid-cap value equity manager.

01.10.20
Industry News
Aflac Global Investments Acquires Minority Stake In Varagon

Aflac Global Investments has entered into an agreement to acquire a minority stake in direct lending asset management firm Varagon Capital Partners.

01.10.20
People Moves
Argent Capital Adds Senior Research Analyst From PNC

Jed Ellerbroek joined boutique long-only investment manager Argent Capital Management as a senior research analyst on Jan. 2.

01.10.20
People Moves
D. E. Shaw Appoints COO

Yevgenia Zemlyakova will join D. E. Shaw Investment Management as senior v.p. and coo.

01.10.20
Multi-Asset/Investment Advisor
Fla. Utilities Commission Seeking Retirement Plan Advisor

A utilities commission in Florida has issued an RFP seeking a retirement plan advisor.

01.10.20