Asset Study/Review
The plan’s board voted to commit additional funds to an existing manager and also hire a new manager for the increased allocation.
The foundation is reviewing the target asset allocation of its largest investment pool as well as reviewing the fixed-income manager roster within another pool of assets.
Two Christian-affiliated higher education institutions have reversed their planned merger initially agreed to in the first quarter of 2024.
The retirement system made private equity commitments totaling $35 million in January.
The plan will conduct a global multi-sector fixed-income search after establishing a new allocation to the asset class at a meeting yesterday.
The pension plan also expects to launch its executive director search next week.
The university is weighing a revised investment policy statement that includes increasing its targets to domestic and international equities.
Potential changes to the asset allocation could include eliminating the plan’s TIPS target in favor of other asset classes.
The university has finalized the members for its reestablished investment responsibility advisory committee, which advises on the management of its endowment through a social and ethical lens.
The retirement system also increased its fixed-income target at the expense of real estate.