The firms plan to form a joint venture combining their cash equities and equity research businesses to provide investment insights into the American, European and Asia Pacific equity markets as well as liquidity access and leading global trading technology.
The 529 plan increased its cash target in anticipation of significant cash outflows over the next two years with funding coming from reductions to fixed-income and public equities.
The foundation, formed from the recent acquisition of a regional hospice and palliative care provider, is searching for a firm to help update the governance and investment management process for its portfolio.