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Private Equity Delivers Highest Returns For Public Pension Funds

The American Investment Council released its 2019 Public Pension Study, which analyzes investment returns by 165 U.S. public pension funds and highlights how private equity continues to deliver the highest returns of any asset class.

07.29.19
Multi-Asset/Investment Advisor
Northeast Town Posts Investment Advisor RFP

A town in the Northeast has issued an RFP seeking an investment advisor and trustee for its retirement plans.

07.29.19
Real Estate
Midwest Plan Makes Maiden RE Hires

A pension fund in the Midwest hires two real estate managers for a maiden allocation to the asset class.

07.29.19
Insights
FIN News Launches New Website

New website, fin-news.com, combines coverage of public pension and nonprofit investing on one site.

07.29.19
In The News
Oregon’s Public Pension Board Stands Pat On Its Key Investment Assumption

The board of Oregon’s public pension system voted 3-to-2 Friday to stand pat on the system’s key funding assumption, maintaining their assumed rate of return on investments at 7.2% annually, The Oregonian reports.

07.29.19
In The News
London Stock Exchange Eyes $15 Billion Bet for Blackstone’s Refinitiv

A deal for the financial-information and terminal business would help the U.K.-based exchange operator expand its business as a data provider to investors and companies, the Wall Street Journal reports.

07.29.19
In The News
America’s Public Pensions Are Stuck In The Clouds

Public pension plans in the U.S. are basing their funding strength on rosy assumptions, the Wall Street Journal reports.

07.29.19
Non-U.S. & Global Equity
Illinois Hoses Plan Approves Int'l Smid-Cap Equity Search

Plan intends to scour the international small- to mid-cap equity manager space after placing to international small-cap firms on watch last month.

07.26.19
Mid-Cap
Ohio Plan Eyes Mid-Cap Value Search

An Ohio fund may discuss a search for domestic mid-cap value equity managers next month.

07.26.19
Industry News
Dean Capital Mgmt. Adds Investment Analyst

Firm has added a generalist investment analyst that will also provide research support to all of the DCM value equity strategies.

07.26.19