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Small-Cap
Midwest Plan Slates U.S. Small-Cap Growth, Value Interviews

A Midwestern pension plan has scheduled finalist interviews in ongoing searches for domestic small-cap growth and value equity managers.

10.01.19
Administrator - Bundled
West Coast 457 Plan Retains TPA

A West Coast deferred compensation plan retained its third-party administrator at yesterday’s board meeting.

10.01.19
Non-U.S. & Global Fixed-Income
Midwest Plan Wraps Up EM Debt Mgr. Search

A Midwestern pension plan made two hires in an emerging market debt manager search.

10.01.19
Small-Cap
Northeast Plan Readies U.S. Small-Cap Core RFP

A pension fund in the Northeast will conduct a domestic small-cap core equity manager search after terminating its current manager.

10.01.19
In The News
University Endowment Market Value and Investment Performance for Fiscal 2019

I am pleased to report that as we closed fiscal year 2019. the Total Endowment achieved top-quartile performance relative to other endowments, returning 7.3 percent for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019.

10.01.19
In The News
University Endowment Rises To Record $8.6 Billion After "Economic Headwinds"

The Board of Trustees learned at its first annual meeting that Duke’s endowment has hit another record high valuation.

10.01.19
In The News
Yale Reports 5.7 Percent Returns On Endowment, Breaks $30 Billion

Yale posted 5.7 percent returns on its endowment in the fiscal year 2018-19 –– a figure that falls slightly below last year’s above-average returns.

10.01.19
Searches And Hires Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Illinois Plan To Issue Consultant RFP Next Year

An Illinois plan extended the contract of its existing investment consultant for an additional year.

09.30.19
People Moves
Highland Capital Co-Founder & Co-CIO To Retire

Mark Okada, co-founder and co-cio of Highland Capital Management, will retire at the end of the year.

09.30.19
Hedge Funds
Windy City Plan Axes HF Mgr.; Names Executive Director

A Windy City pension plan terminated one manager and named its new executive director.

09.30.19