Asset Study/Review

MRI/Social Investments
New England University Sets Path To Transition Endowment To Greenhouse Gas Neutrality

A New England-based university will transition its endowment to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

04.30.20
MRI/Social Investments
Canadian University To Remove Investments In Carbon-Intensive Companies

A Canadian university will accelerate the responsible decarbonization of its investment pool through the removal of investments in highly carbon-intensive companies.

04.29.20
Asset Study/Review
Florida Pension Adds Emerging Markets Equity; Increases Private Credit

A Florida-based employees pension plan approved a new asset allocation at its board meeting yesterday.

04.29.20
Asset Study/Review
West Coast Plan Approves New Asset Allocation

A West Coast county pension plan approved a new asset allocation at its investment committee meeting yesterday.

04.23.20
Asset Study/Review
Calif. County Plan Slates Equity Structure Study

A California county pension plan will undergo an equity structure study later this year.

04.23.20
Credit/Private Debt
Texas Plan Adds Credit Commitments

A Texas plan added a pair of credit commitments and adopted an investment performance report from its general investment consultant RVK.

04.23.20
Asset Study/Review
Southern Fund To Review A/A In Advance Of July Strategic Review

A Southern fund will review its asset allocation next month in advance of its July meeting, where a formal strategic asset allocation review will take place.

04.23.20
Surveys/Studies
Predicted Market Crisis, Rise In Risk Provoke Fund Buyer Shift Toward Alternatives: Survey

Investors were stressing the value of downside protection heading into 2020—so much so that they were willing to underperform their peers—as they anticipated a market crisis within one to three years, according to results of a late 2019 survey recently released.

04.23.20
ESG
Midwest University Begins ESG-Policy Review

A university in the Midwest has started a review of its ESG policies for current and prospective investment managers.

04.22.20
Asset Study/Review
Pacific Northwest Nonprofit Adds New Asset Class Target

A nonprofit based in the Pacific Northwest recently added a new asset class target.

04.16.20