Industry News
Minn. SBI Postpones Meeting Due to Protests

The state pension board was forced to postpone its meeting due to the lack of a quorum as board members dealt with the fallout of the death of an African American man in police custody.

05.28.20
Credit/Private Debt
Southeast Plan Makes Private Credit Consultant Hire

A Florida-based pension fund hired a private credit consultant to assist with implementing its new target to the asset class at its board meeting today.

05.28.20
Daily Feed
Florida Fire Plan Issues Large-Cap Value, Emerging Markets Equity RFPs

A firefighters pension fund in Florida is surveying the large-cap value and emerging markets equity spaces.

05.26.20
Non-U.S. & Global Equity
Florida Pension To Seek Int’l Growth Equity Managers

A fire and police pension plan in Florida will look to add a growth exposure within its international equity portfolio

05.21.20
Daily Feed
Midwest Plan Makes PE Strategic Partner Hire

A pension fund in the Midwest hired a private equity strategic partner to manage a 2% allocation at a board meeting today.

05.19.20
Credit/Private Debt
Florida Plan Makes Private Credit Commitments

A Florida general employees retirement system made $10 million in private credit commitments at its board meeting today and will hear from two additional managers at its June meeting.

05.19.20
Passive Equity
Midwest Deferred Comp. Plan Hires Passive Manager

A Midwestern deferred compensation plan hired a passive manager at its board meeting today.

05.15.20
Searches And Hires International / Global / Emerging Markets
Florida Plan Terminates Int’l Value Manager

A Florida pension plan has terminated its international value equity manager due to performance issues.

05.08.20
Insights
The Do’s And Don’ts Of Releasing An RFP For Your Municipal Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Christopher Englebert, founding partner and cio of Englebert Financial Advisers, provides key tips for pension trustees going through the RFP process.

04.29.20
Real Estate
UBS Looks To Rebuild Trumbull Property Fund

UBS Asset Management continues to take steps to climb out of the hole its Trumbull Property Fund finds itself in as poor performance has left the industry’s largest core real estate fund with redemption queues of more than four years.

04.27.20