Emerging/Diverse Managers

A New England-based university sent a letter to the investment managers in its endowment asking them to cooperate in tackling the issue of the lack of women and minorities in the asset management industry.

A Northeast pension system has initiated a search for managers-of-managers to handle long-only domestic fixed-income portfolios.

An Eastern state plan disclosed several commitments as part of its initial allocation to alternative risk premia.

A Southwestern pension plan approved a pair of domestic large-cap growth equity emerging manager investments this week.

A Southern fund has issued its RFP seeking investment firms to implement emerging manager programs in private equity and private real estate.

Universities continue to pull back the curtain on the diversity of their endowments with responses to an inquiry from two congressmen in the third quarter.