In The News
Harvard Was ‘Freaking Out’: How a $270 Million Brazil Bet Tanked

A view through court documents of how Harvard’s investments in Brazilian farmland went south.

09.24.19
In The News
Council of Institutional Investors Names Executive Director

The Council of institutional Investors has tapped Deputy Director Amy Borrus to succeed Ken Bertsch as executive director when he retires in August 2020, the organization announced.

09.16.19
Large-Cap
Florida Plan Narrows Large-Cap Value Search

A Florida firefighters plan will interview three domestic large-cap value equity finalists at its October meeting.

09.16.19
Small-Cap
California Plan Launches Small-Cap Value RFP

A pension plan in California has issued its RFP for domestic small-cap value equity managers.

09.12.19
Real Estate
Blackstone Closes Largest-Ever Real Estate Fund

Blackstone Real Estate Partners IX closes with $20.5 billion in capital commitments.

09.12.19
Profiles
5 Questions With Greg Fitchet, Investment Officer For The City of Phoenix Employees’ Retirement System

Greg Fitchet, investment officer for the City of Phoenix Employees Retirement System, answers 5 questions from FIN News.

09.09.19
In The News
How a More than $50 Billion Bet Boosted CalPERS Returns

A large move into equity factor investing was key for largest US pension, CIO reports.

09.03.19
In The News
CalPERS Heads Toward Restructuring Investment Committee

The plan’s governance committee gave first approval to a plan that reduces the size of the investment committee and the number of meetings at its Aug. 20 meeting.

08.22.19
In The News
CalPERS Board Member Wants Internal Investigation into Leaks Made Public

CalPERS Board Member Margaret Brown says in a press release she is not the one leaking information to the press about confidential CalPERS matters.

08.19.19
In The News
Och-Ziff Changing Name To Sculptor Capital Management

The hedge fund firm will change its name to Sculptor Capital Management next month as it looks to put a foreign bribery scandal behind it, CIO reports.

08.14.19