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Nonprofit News Special Report 2025: Alternatives Investments Outlook
Under today’s conditions, many nonprofits and allocators are looking at other macro trends — especially the advancement of artificial intelligence technologies and concomitant demand spike for energy and infrastructure — that bode well for their alternatives allocations.
01.16.25
Alidade Capital Adds Managing Director
The new hire will spearhead the firm’s new net lease strategy.
01.17.25
West Coast Pension Hires New Investment Officer
The retirement association has hired an investment officer from the private wealth management space.
01.17.25
Texas Transportation Authority Pensions Post Consultant RFP
The authority is seeking general investment consulting services on behalf of its union and non-union pension plans.
01.17.25
Texas Pension Swaps Int’l Large-Cap Mgrs.
The plan is hoping to capture more alpha through the manager change.
01.17.25
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Rocky Mountain DC Plans Rehire Consultant
The plans rehired their general investment consultant today after issuing an RFI for best practices in August.
01.17.25
Midwest Pension Selects Global Equity Mgr. Finalists
The plan will interview three finalists in its global equity manager search in March.
01.17.25
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.
RFP: Recordkeeper Search, Retirement Savings Plan of Baltimore City
RFP: Transitional Manager Services, New York State Insurance Fund
The Board of Trustees of the Retirement Savings Plan of Baltimore City is requesting proposals from firms interested in providing Recordkeeping/ Administration, Communication/Education, Onsite Education Investment Advisory, Investment Management and Custodial Trustee Services
NYSIF is seeking proposals from qualified firms capable of providing transitional manager services.