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Fisher Investments Loses Clients Following Founder Remarks

Firm has lost at least two institutional accounts in light of comments made by Founder and Co-CIO Ken Fisher last week.

10.15.19
Daily Feed
County Officials Say Pension Board’s Proposed Fix Would Cost An Extra $267 Million

A proposed permanent fix from Cook County’s Pension Fund board would cost $267 million more than expected and would achieve full funding only a few years earlier, Toni Preckwinkle’s CFO says.

10.15.19
Searches And Hires
Pacific Northwest Issues Retirement Plan TPA RFP

A county in the Pacific Northwest has issued an RFP seeking a third-party administrator for its two retirement plans.

10.15.19
Searches And Hires Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Northeast State Plan Issues Public Equities, General Consultant RFP

A Northeastern state pension plan is searching for public equity and general investment consulting services.

10.15.19
Searches And Hires
Mid-Atlantic Plan Considering Relative Value Equity Manager

A pension plan in the Mid-Atlantic region is considering adding a relative value equity manager.

10.15.19
Industry News
Principal Global Fixed Income Hires Global Investment Grade Credit Head

Matthew Minnetian has been named managing director and global head of investment grade credit for Principal Global Fixed Income.

10.15.19
Passive Fixed-Income
Midwest Plan Concludes TIPS Mgr. Search

A pension plan in the Midwest has made a hire in its TIPS manager search.

10.15.19
Real Estate
Northeast Plan Adds RE Commitment

A Northeast pension plan made a real estate commitment at a meeting last week.

10.15.19
In The News
Activists Thought BlackRock, Vanguard Found Religion On Climate Change. Not Anymore.

In the history of the earth’s climate two years is a infinitesimal blip, but in the recent history of investor-led efforts to push for action on climate change from corporations, two years has meant a great deal.

10.15.19
In The News
A Smart Way To Grow Police And Fire Pensions Across Illinois

Consolidating scattered suburban and downstate funds could save taxpayers money and leave future retirees feeling more secure.

10.15.19