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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
Midwest Pension To Divest From Iran
The retirement system will divest its remaining $20 million in holdings with companies doing business in Iran.
03.09.26
Calif. City To Consider Commitments
The retirement system will consider six commitments totaling $265 million at Thursday’s investment committee meeting.
03.09.26
Southern Teachers Pension Makes Private Markets Commitments
The plan added two private markets commitments last month.
03.09.26
NY County 457 Plan Rehires Record Keeper
The county received five proposals in response to an RFP issued on behalf of its deferred compensation plan in August.
03.09.26
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West Coast Pension Discloses Private Markets Commitments
The plan made two private markets commitments following closed session deliberations.
03.09.26
Northeast Pension Axes Int’l Equity Manager
The pension plan terminated a roughly $18 million mandate with an international growth equity manager in the fourth quarter.
03.09.26
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