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California Pension Approves Core Bond Search
The search will explore the core fixed-income manager universe for its roughly $417 million allocation.
06.27.25
Texas City Issues Investment Advisor RFQ
The city is seeking services on behalf of its operating and bond funds.
06.30.25
Marylebone Partners To Join Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory is in advanced conversations with London-based Marylebone Partners to build an endowment-style offering for clients based outside the U.S.
06.27.25
New England Pension Launches Diversifying HF RFP
The retirement association has issued an RFP seeking diversifying hedge fund strategies.
06.27.25
Northeast Pension Taps Infrastructure Managers
The plan hired two infrastructure managers at its board meeting last week after divesting from a real estate fund in May.
06.27.25
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Southwest City Deferred Comp Plan Seeking Investment Advisor
The city rehired its incumbent following a similar search in 2022.
06.27.25
Virginia County Terminates Global Equity Mgr.
The firm had been on watch since the first quarter of 2024.
06.27.25
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.