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Intermediate Capital Hires Senior MD

Intermediate Capital Group hired a senior managing director on Sept. 16.

09.17.19
Industry News
Cinctive Capital Mgmt. Launches With Partnership From Texas Employees & PAAMCO Launchpad

Alternative asset management firm Cinctive Capital Management launched today with $1 billion in commitments from several investors.

09.17.19
In The News
Opinion: UC Investments Are Going Fossil Free. But Not Exactly For The Reasons You May Think

Our job is to make money for the University of California, and we’re betting we can do that without fossil fuels investments.

09.17.19
Searches And Hires
New England Plan Issues Index Manager RFP

A pension fund in New England has begun a search for passive index managers to handle a total of $90 million in six strategies.

09.17.19
Searches And Hires
Northeast Plan Seeking U.S. Large-Cap Growth Managers

A pension plan in the Northeast has issued an RFP seeking domestic large-cap growth equity managers.

09.17.19
In The News
New Rate Environment Challenges DB Plan Sponsors

Interest rates approaching zero on long-term, safe securities makes funding more expensive.

09.17.19
In The News
Out-Of-Whack Credit Suisse Security Puzzles Volatility Traders

A small, unexplained aberration in a highly specialized corner of the vast U.S. equity and derivatives market is causing a buzz among traders already on edge about a potential market pullback.

09.17.19
In The News
Index Funds Face Heightened Risk From Climate Change

Index funds and the investors who own them face an unmanageable risk from climate change, according to the director of Stanford University’s Sustainable Finance Initiative. Many of those investors are pensions.

09.17.19
In The News
California Pension Funds Lean Harder Into Real Estate

Two massive institutional investors are looking to deploy more capital in real estate as the economy potentially approaches a downturn, according to a new report.

09.17.19
Asset Study/Review International / Global / Emerging Markets
Southern Pension Fund Makes Global Low Volatility Hire

A city pension fund in the South has hired a passive global low volatility manager

09.16.19