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Southern Institution To Consider Selecting Advisor, Revising A/A
The university will consider a recommendation to select an investment advisor for its endowed and non-endowed portfolios alongside potential asset allocation changes within the endowment at its March meeting.
03.11.26
Midwest Plan Beefs Up Infrastructure Portfolio
The newest commitments come as part of a pacing plan for the asset class.
03.13.26
Calif. City Pension Makes Commitments
The retirement system made six commitments totaling $265 million this week.
03.13.26
Hotchkis & Wiley Hires Client, Consultant Relations MD
David Brooks has joined Hotchkis & Wiley as managing director for client and consultant relations.
03.13.26
Western DC Plan To Review LCV Search
The state deferred compensation fund previously authorized a search to replace an underperforming incumbent in January.
03.13.26
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Southeast Pension Approves Private Markets Pacing Amounts
The pacing amounts were approved in conjunction with an adjusted asset allocation.
03.13.26
Southeast Pension Seeking Executive Director
The plan’s current executive director is set to retire later this year.
03.13.26
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.
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.
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.
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.