Extensive and timely coverage of the institutional industry.
The search is due to underperformance from the retirement plan’s incumbent manager.
Wilson, who oversees the St. Louis-based university’s approximatley $2.5 billion endowment, speaks about managing the portfolio in today’s market.
The new consultant relations head joins after a 13-year tenure at BlackRock.
The plan began searches for active domestic large-cap, small- to mid-cap and small-cap equity managers in February.
The plan also terminated three managers last week.
The new global head of origination has been with the firm since 2008.
The plan is seeking separate account managers that can offer exposure to multiple credit asset classes.
The county’s pension plan and OPEB Trust replaced their global core equity manager, which had been on watch due to underperformance, in May.
The search comes after the plan placed its incumbent international equity manager on watch in May.
The new cio will oversee a more than $2 billion portfolio, which is poised for “growth through strategic investments.”