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Pension Funds And Insurers Pledge Climate Action At U.N. Summit

Insurers and pension funds managing $2.3 trillion pledged on Monday to shift their portfolios away from carbon-heavy industries in the hope of triggering snowballing climate commitments from other big investors.

09.24.19
Private Equity
Mass. Plan Concludes Secondaries PE Search

A Northeast pension fund recently made a secondaries private equity commitment.

09.24.19
Industry News
Northeast State Plan Launches Deputy CIO Search

A state plan in the Northeast has begun a search for a deputy cio.

09.24.19
Industry News
Wasatch Advisors Rebrands

Investment management firm Wasatch Advisors rebranded as Wasatch Global Investors today, a firm spokesman confirmed.

09.24.19
Alternatives
Midwest Plan Bolsters Private Equity, Real Estate Portfolios

A Midwestern pension plan approved two commitments at a board meeting last week.

09.24.19
Hedge Funds
Midwest Plan Redeems Hedge Fund Portfolio

A Midwestern pension plan has submitted redemptions requests from its hedge fund managers.

09.24.19
Small-Cap
Northeast Plan Conducting Small-Cap Value Replacement Search

A pension plan in the Northeast is looking to replace a domestic small-cap value equity manager.

09.24.19
Real Assets
Midwest City Plan Slates Real Estate, Infrastructure Searches

A Midwestern city pension plan will launch searches for both real estate and infrastructure managers.

09.24.19
In The News
Harvard Was ‘Freaking Out’: How a $270 Million Brazil Bet Tanked

A view through court documents of how Harvard’s investments in Brazilian farmland went south.

09.24.19
Alternatives
Alaska Fund Hires 2 For In-State Program

An Alaska fund has hired two firms to manage its in-state private market investment program.

09.23.19