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Southeast Funds To Conduct Smid-Cap Mgr. Search
The search is in conjunction with a recommendation to place a domestic small- to mid-cap equity manager on watch.
02.20.26
Texas Pension Approves Alternatives Commitments
The plan’s full board will approve the investment committee’s commitments this week.
02.23.26
Pinegrove Managing Partner Rejoins Firm
Thorben Hett has rejoined Pinegrove Venture Partners as managing partner.
02.23.26
West Coast City Seeking Treasury, Investment Advising Services
The city expects to award a contract in June.
02.23.26
Northwest 457 Plan Posts Investment Advisor RFP
The deferred compensation plan conducted a similar search in 2021.
02.23.26
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Eastern Pension Adds PE Commitments
The state investment management board recently made three private equity commitments.
02.23.26
Northeast Authority Launches Investment Consultant Searches
The authority is seeking the services for its defined benefit and defined contribution plans.
02.20.26
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.
RFP: Emerging Manager Equity Products, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois
The State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (SURS) is requesting proposals from qualified