Asset Study/Review

Asset Study/Review
East Coast Plan Adds Maiden Private Markets Allocation

The plan’s new private markets allocation will consist of one-third private equity, one-third private debt and one-third real estate/real assets.

08.02.23
High-Yield
Midwest State Pension To Issue High-Yield Bond, REIT RFPs

The searches are part of an implementation plan following approval of a new asset allocation in May.

07.27.23
ESG
West Coast University Divests Energy Assets

A university based on the West Coast has completed divesting its endowment from fossil fuels after five years.

07.27.23
Fixed-Income
Great Plains Fund Considering Hiring Bond Overlay Mgr., Revising A/A

The fund will consider hiring an overlay manager to synthetically replicate its public credit benchmark and policy index after holding a second reading and considering adopting proposed changes to its investment policy statement and strategic asset allocation.

07.27.23
Asset Study/Review
Southern Endowment Reviews Asset Allocations, To Consider At Future Meeting

The fund received three potential asset allocation mixes from its general investment consultant last month and will further review and potentially adopt a new asset mix at its August board meeting.

07.26.23
Non-U.S. & Global Equity
Midwest Pension Board Terminates Equity Mgrs.; Approves PE Commitment

The board was notified of two recent equity manager terminations and a new private equity commitment.

07.21.23
Asset Study/Review
West Coast Plan Revises A/A, Ups Fixed-Income Target

The organization revised its target asset allocation last week, boosting its target to fixed-income at the expense of REITs, which is expected to result in the liquidation of an exchange traded fund.

07.19.23
Real Estate
Midwest Plan To Fund RE Mgr. Hire; Adopts New Asset Allocation

The plan approved a new real estate manager structure that factored in the implementation of a recent manager hire and adopted a new asset allocation last month.

07.18.23
Equity
Texas Plan Slates Global Growth Equity Mgr. Interviews; Adopts New Equity Structure

The plan expects to hold finalist interviews in September as part of an ongoing manager search and approved changes to its equity manager target allocations yesterday.

07.14.23
Fixed-Income
North Dakota Fire Plan Makes Maiden Fixed-Income Hire; Adopts New A/A

The pension plan hired a manager to implement its maiden 7% target to domestic fixed-income as part of a new asset allocation policy in March.

07.13.23