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New England Plan Begins Core Bond Mgr. Search
The search for due diligence purposes and the plan currently has three incumbent managers.
04.01.25
Level Equity Closes Oversubscribed Growth Equity Funds
The lower middle market private equity firm’s newest funds closed at their collective cap of $1.4 billion.
04.01.25
New President Joins Starwood Capital Group
The global private investment firm new president began in the role today.
04.01.25
Texas Pension Adds PE Commitments
The retirement system committed to funds with two new manager relationships last week.
04.01.25
Mid-Atlantic Pension Adopts New A/A
The retirement system introduced TIPS and eliminated its low volatility and public real assets targets as a result of a new asset allocation policy.
04.01.25
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Southeast 457 Plan Taps New Record Keeper
The city issued an RFP in July seeking a firm to provide record keeping services for its plans.
04.01.25
Colo. County Eyes Outsourced CIO Hire
The county terminated its outsourced cio yesterday due to underperformance.
04.01.25
In The News
Ken Leech Pleads Not Guilty In $600M Fraud Case; Released On $10M Bond
Former Western Asset Management co-CIO Ken Leech appeared in federal court on Monday, where he pled not guilty to charges stemming from a $600m fraud case alleging that he ‘cherry picked’ trades for favored clients over several years.
The Case for Outsourced Chief Investment Officers: A Conversation with Patrick Decker
According to Patrick Decker, head of institutional OCIO at Wilmington Trust, nonprofits are increasingly turning to this model for professional investment and governance management. Decker makes a case that this model is a great way for foundations to reassess strategic plans, endowment strategies and fundraising goals during times of financial stress.
Hollins Asks To Expand Pay-To-Play Investigation To Whitmire’s State Of The City Address
City Controller Chris Hollins wants any investigation into his office’s fundraising practices to extend to the Mayor’s State of the City event, he said in a letter to the Office of Inspector General and City Council Ethics Committee.
Q&A with WashU’s Chief Investment Officer Scott Wilson
Wilson, who oversees the St. Louis-based university’s approximatley $2.5 billion endowment, speaks about managing the portfolio in today’s market.