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Windy City Pension Posts Diverse Real Estate Manager RFP
The search stems from 2025-2026 fiscal year real estate pacing plans approved last month.
07.03.25
Northeast OPEB Launches Investment Manager RFQ
The fund is seeking full-retainer investment management services.
07.03.25
Northeast Insurance Fund Issues RFP For Fixed-Income, CLO Mandates
The fund is looking to fill four mandates for a total of $1 billion.
07.03.25
Texas Pension Beefs Up PE Portfolio
The pension finalized three commitments totaling $125 million last week.
07.03.25
Recognize Closes Second PE Fund
The fund was oversubscribed and closed less than five months after its launch.
07.03.25
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Midwest Pension Seeking Systematic Trend Strategies
The plan is interested in complementary approaches to trend-following that incorporate additional markets and/or faster models.
07.03.25
Texas Pension Adds Infra. Secondaries Commitments
The pension fund committed $50 million between a pair of infrastructure secondaries managers last week.
07.03.25
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.