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Gemspring Capital Adds Two MDs & Portfolio Operations Head

Middle-market private equity firm Gemspring Capital has added two new hires to its investment and operations teams.

07.29.19
Multi-Asset/Investment Advisor
Pa. Township Seeking Investment Advisor

A Pennsylvania township has issued an RFP seeking investment advisory and custodial services for its pension plans.

07.29.19
Industry News
Kudu Investment Mgmt. Acquires Minority Stake In First Long Island Investors

Kudu Investment Management acquired a passive minority interest in wealth management company First Long Island Investors last week.

07.29.19
Passive Equity
Mid-Atlantic Plan Goes Passive, Terminates Invesco

A Mid-Atlantic county pension fund hears information on passive large-cap candidates after terminating an active manager.

07.29.19
Fixed-Income
Great Lakes Plan Revamps Fixed-Income Portfolio

A pension plan in the Great Lakes region has hired four new fixed-income managers as the result of searches.

07.29.19
In The News
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