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5 Questions With Pa. Public School CIO Benjamin Cotton
Benjamin Cotton joined the $77.5 billion Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System as its new cio in 2023.
07.07.25
West Coast Pension Discloses Commitments
The plan also terminated a long/short equity manager.
07.07.25
CalSTRS Appoints Senior Investment Director
April Wilcox has been named senior investment director of strategic management and operations at the $349.5 billion California State Teachers’ Retirement System.
07.07.25
BlackRock To Acquire ElmTree Funds
BlackRock has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire net-lease real estate firm ElmTree Funds.
07.07.25
King Street Adds MD On U.S. Research Team
Philip Brown has joined King Street Capital Management as a managing director on the U.S. research team.
07.07.25
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Southern City Issues Investment Advisor RFP
The city is seeking non-discretionary investment advisory services for its $487 million investment portfolio.
07.07.25
Midwest Transportation District Seeking Investment Advisor
The district is seeking consulting and investment advisory services for its supplemental pension plans for management and union employees.
07.07.25
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.