Trends
HBCUs Leading With Intentionality, Student Development

HBCUs have done the work of developing and producing leaders in the financial services and investment sectors in the face of funding cuts and other institutional barriers.

03.05.26
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
West Coast Pension Schedules Consultant RFP

The retirement system has worked with its incumbent general investment consultant since 2009.

03.05.26
Industry News
Sound Point Closes Oversubscribed Third Fund

Sound Point Capital Management has closed its third fund with $1.5 billion in total capital commitments.

03.05.26
Small-Cap
Northeast 457 Seeking Domestic Small-Cap, Fixed-Income Mgrs.

The plan approved the two manager searches at a board meeting yesterday.

03.05.26
Real Estate
Eastern Pension Bolsters RE Portfolio

The pension plan made nearly $274 million in total real estate commitments last month.

03.05.26
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Non-U.S. & Global Equity
Calif. Pension Slates Int’l Small-Cap Interviews

The retirement association will look to fill out its new international small-cap equity allocation with a hire next quarter.

03.05.26
People Moves
Mid-Atlantic University Names Permanent CIO

The university has tabbed its interim cio to take over the position permanently following a national search as its previous investment head left to lead a mid-Atlantic endowment.

03.05.26
In The News
President’s Annual “State of the University” Letter 2026: From Growth to Focus

Princeton needs to transition from growth to focus because long-term rates of return are steadily declining across university endowments. This decline has been hard to see because returns have been volatile. In other words, returns have not been a steady 8 percent or 10 percent; instead, they have been all over the map.

Princeton University
Utah endowment’s OCIO contract raises conflict of interest concerns

Cynosure Capital Management, its new outsourced chief investment officer, is founded by members of one of the state’s richest families.

Pitchbook
Commonfund Releases 2025 HEPI Report

Data from the annual Higher Education Price Index® (HEPI) show that inflation for U.S. colleges and universities rose 3.6 percent in fiscal year 2025, surpassing the 3.4 percent inflation reported in fiscal year 2024.

Commonfund
Yale expects layoffs as leaders brace for $300M in endowment taxes

The Ivy League institution’s tax bill starting next year will be higher than what it spends on student aid, university officials said.

Higher Ed Dive
RFP: Emerging Manager Equity Products, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois
The State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (SURS) is requesting proposals from qualified
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