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Alternatives
Midwest Pension Adds Alts. Commitments

The retirement system made $275 million in new alternatives commitments in recent months.

08.17.23
Administrator/Record Keeper
Northeast Deferred Comp Plan Seeking TPA

The selection firm will provide services such as administration, record keeping and investments.

08.17.23
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Mid-Atlantic Pension Plan Issues Investment Consultant RFI

The plan’s current consultant was hired in 2016 following a similar search.

08.17.23
People Moves
Utah Expands Investment Team

The state retirement system added a private equity-focused portfolio manager to its team this month.

08.17.23
Fixed-Income
Southeast Pension Plan Narrows Multi-Sector Bond Search

The plan will further consider nine managers in a search that was launched in May.

08.17.23
Asset Study/Review
Midwest University Set To Review A/A, Global Equity Portfolio

The university expects its discretionary provider to conduct a review of its strategic asset allocation during the third quarter and a separate review of its global equity portfolio during the fourth quarter.

08.17.23
Surveys/Studies
OCIO Adoption Expected To Accelerate In Coming Years: Report

Outsourced cio usage is expected to “increase considerably’ over the next two years and nonprofit institutions are expected to adopt the discretionary model at the fastest rates, according to new research.

08.17.23
Fixed-Income
West Coast 529 Plan Swaps Passive Bond Funds For Active Strategies

The college savings program added active bond strategies to replace two passive strategies to provide greater flexibility in country and security selection.

08.17.23
People Moves
Wealth Manager Names Next CIO

The firm has named its next investment head as its current cio is set to retire at the end of the year after more than 16 years of service.

08.17.23
Domestic Equity
West Coast Pension Mulling Domestic Equity Changes

The plan is considering shifting its small- and mid-cap manager relationships as part of a broader discussion about the domestic equity portfolio.

08.16.23