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MRI/Social Investments
Western Foundation Establishes Endowment To Support HBCUs

The foundation established a new endowment to support core institutional needs at historically Black colleges and universities, including infrastructure, technology and institutional capacity.

09.30.26
MRI/Social Investments
Mid-Atlantic Fund To Spend Down Endowment

The fund will spend down its entire endowment to zero after accelerating its planned spend-out with nearly $24 million in grants in the last 15 months.

09.30.26
People Moves
Midwest Nonprofit Health Insurer Names New CIO

The nonprofit health insurance provider hired a new treasurer and cio this month after its previous head left the role in the second quarter.

09.30.26
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
West Coast State Trust Issues RFP

A trust overseeing community and technical colleges in the State of Washington is looking for a consultant to advise on its retirement plans portfolio.

09.30.26
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Northeast Pension Begins Investment Consultant Search

The retirement system rehired its incumbent in 2018 after a similar search.

09.30.26
Surveys/Studies
Evolving Private Asset Investor Demands Signal For Crucial Customized Investment Solutions: Webinar

A recent webinar showed that investor demand for private assets is creating more need for customized private asset portfolios.

09.30.26
People Moves
Investment Manager Adds PMs, MDs To EM Debt Team

The investment manager added a head of fixed-income trading and a director and portfolio manager of another asset manager as portfolio managers and managing directors on its emerging market debt team.

09.30.26
Infrastructure
Great Plains Board Approves Infrastructure Commitment

The fund approved a recommendation from staff and its general investment consultant to make a co-invest commitment to an infrastructure fund-of-one with an existing investment manager in its portfolio.

09.30.26
Alternatives
Southern University Adds HF, Real Assets, PE Commitments; Terminates Three Managers

The university added new hedge fund, private real asset and private equity commitments on the heels of terminating two hedge fund managers and one international equity manager within its endowment this summer.

09.30.26
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Southern Association Seeks Investment Consultant

The investment consultant will provide strategic investment advice and maintain appropriate risk levels for the association’s portfolio, which could grow to $400 million in assets in the next decade.

09.30.26