5 Questions
5 Questions With Pennsylvania Municipal CEO & CIO Timothy Reese

Timothy Reese has served as ceo and cio of the $3.9 billion Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System since 2020.

03.16.26
Bank Loan
Mid-Atlantic Pension Makes Bank Loan Manager Switch

The plan hired a new bank loan manager due to personnel turnover at the incumbent firm.

03.17.26
Alternatives
Calif. Pension Discloses Private Markets Commitments

The plan finalized private equity and private credit commitments totaling up to $75 million in February.

03.17.26
Real Estate
Midwest Pension Approves RE Commitments

The pension plan approved a pair of real estate commitments that fall in line with its annual pacing plan.

03.17.26
Private Equity
Calif. Pension Plan Bolsters PE Portfolio

The retirement association was notified of three private equity commitments last week.

03.17.26
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People Moves
Mariner Adds Senior Institutional Advisor

The new senior institutional advisor is based in Pittsburgh.

03.17.26
People Moves
Southern University Names Next CEO & CIO From Cleveland Clinic

The university has appointed Cleveland Clinic CIO Stefan Strein as its next president, ceo and cio after launching a search last year as its previous head retired at the end of 2025 after more than two decades of service.

03.16.26
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
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