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Credit/Private Debt
Windy City Plan Adds Maiden Credit Allocation

Plan added a 3% target to private credit as part of broader asset allocation changes approved today.

03.16.23
Fixed-Income
Conn. Plan Names Core Fixed-Income Finalists

The plan will interview three government/credit bond managers next month.

03.16.23
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
West Coast Plan To Revisit PE Consultant Finalists

The plan could not reach enough votes to approve rehiring its incumbent private equity consultant.

03.16.23
Industry News
Verus Posts Public Markets Analyst Position

The investment consultant is looking for an analyst in its Seattle office.

03.16.23
People Moves
Louisiana State Police Finds CIO

The plan has hired a cio following changes in its leadership structure.

03.16.23
Trends
Assetology: A Look At The Endowments Of Men’s NCAA Tournament Teams

March madness is in full effect as the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament began this week with 68 teams from across the country competing for the national championship with the winners slated to cut down the nets in Houston on April 3. While the upsets, buzzer beaters and Cinderella stories will take place on the hardwood, Nonprofit News examined how each of the teams stack up off the court from an endowment perspective.

03.16.23
Small-Cap
New England University Seeking Investors For Smaller U.K. & European Listed Companies

The institution is seeking investors with experience investing in smaller listed companies in the U.K. and Europe as it finds the opportunity set interesting.

03.16.23
Industry News
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors Acquires Monroe Vos

The firm acquired an advisory team that oversees more than $5.8 billion in client assets.

03.16.23
Asset Study/Review
Southern Fund Reviewing Mgr. Over Energy Stances

The fund is reviewing its relationship with a firm that handles private energy, international equity and emerging markets mandates after the state comptroller directed entities to divest their existing holdings from financial companies that boycott energy companies.

03.16.23
Surveys/Studies
Short-Duration Benefits Healthcare Systems In High Rate Environment, But Caveats Exist: Report

Given available yields in short rates and “superior” liquidity in the current high interest rate environment, healthcare systems can benefit from allocating new funds to short-term tiers, according to a recent report.

03.15.23