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High-Yield
Southwest Plan Hires High-Yield, Private Markets Mgrs.

The plan hired several managers at its board meeting today, totaling more than $1 billion.

09.26.23
Real Estate
New England Pension Adds Opportunistic RE Commitments

The commitments conclude a real estate search that began last year.

09.26.23
Alternatives
Northeast State Pension Bolsters PE Portfolio; Slates Mgr. Interviews

The plan approved a private equity commitment at today’s meeting.

09.26.23
Private Equity
Midwest Pension Plan Makes PE Commitments

The commitments are part of general investment consultant Callan’s 2024 private equity pacing and reinvestments model.

09.26.23
Credit/Private Debt
Great Plains Fund Considers Distressed Credit Commitment As Part Of Asset Class Buildout

The fund is slated to consider adding a new private credit manager to its portfolio at its board meeting this week as it is underweight its target to the asset class by more than $300 million.

09.26.23
People Moves
New England College Adds Board, Investment Committee Members

The institution added several new members to its board of trustees, including two members to its investment committee, which oversees its more than $1 billion endowment.

09.26.23
Alternatives
Great Lakes University Adds Credit, VC Commitments To New Firms

The university approved adding long/short credit and venture capital commitments with new investment managers at its September board meeting.

09.26.23
Asset Study/Review
Western University Foundation Removes Allocation To SPACs; Adds New Commitments

The foundation amended its asset allocation policy, removing its allocation to special purpose acquisition company assets, and added several commitments within its endowment during its second quarter investment committee meeting.

09.26.23
Fixed-Income
Western Education System Considering Short Duration Bond Redemption

The fund expects to hear a recommendation to fully redeem a short-duration fixed-income investment in its operating pool and redeploy the assets among existing managers within its long-term pool.

09.26.23
People Moves
Investment Consultant Sees Non-U.S. Equity Research Head Depart

The asset class lead in the global manager research group had been at the firm since 2012.

09.26.23