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Alternatives
Southwest Plan Discloses Manager Hire, Termination

The plan rehired its cash overlay manager and terminated a portable alpha manager.

12.14.22
Fixed-Income
Mass. Plan To Issue Intermediate Bond RFP

The plan’s incumbent manager was first hired in 2015 and the search is to comply with standard state procurement laws.

12.14.22
Daily Feed
AIMCO Names New CIO

The new cio will begin in January.

12.14.22
Equity
Southern University Pivots Fund Toward Equities

The university updated the fund’s asset allocation targets on the heels of several manager hires earlier in the year.

12.14.22
Real Estate
Great Plains Fund Eyes RE Mgr.; Sets PE, Private Credit Pacing Plans

The fund is looking for multi-family real estate specialist managers as it looks to transition some of its portfolio’s overweight industrial exposure to multi-family real estate.

12.14.22
People Moves
West Coast University Hires V.P. For Finance

The institution has appointed a new v.p. for finance and administration ten months after filling the position with a cfo from a mid-Atlantic college.

12.14.22
Surveys/Studies
Investors Come Back To Bonds As Recession Fears Grow: Survey

Institutional investors indicated that rising rates and a recession will increase the importance of fixed-income within portfolios after years of low yields.

12.14.22
ESG
Midwest University Aims To Invest Working Capital In Strong ESG Companies; Updates Target A/A

The university is looking to invest $300 million of its short-term working capital in the debt securities of high-performing companies that meet a certain ESG rating threshold.

12.14.22
People Moves
Wealth Mgmt. Firm Adds Chief People Officer

The firm has hired a chief people officer to oversee its human resources department including its talent acquisition strategy and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

12.14.22
Asset Study/Review
Mid-Atlantic 529 Plan Approves New IPS, Expands Underlying Investment Options

New policy expands investment options with new minority and women business enterprise and ESG options.

12.14.22