Equity

Hedge Funds
Northeast Plan Terminates Hedge Fund Mgr.; Adds Commitments

The plan terminated an approximately $182 million long-only alpha mandate and made commitments to three existing and one new manager relationship in January.

03.02.23
People Moves
London-Based Mgr. Hires First Impact Equities Head

The firm hired an individual for the newly created role to develop impact equity strategies for clients.

03.02.23
Small-Cap
Southern University System Adds New Small-Cap Mgrs., VC Commitments

The institution hired two domestic small-cap equity managers and added two venture capital commitments with existing managers at a meeting late last week.

03.02.23
Real Estate
Mass. Plan Issues Real Estate Manager RFP

The plan conducted a similar search in 2021 that did result in any hires.

03.01.23
Large-Cap
Mid-Atlantic Trust Considering Large-Cap Growth Search

The plan’s incumbent manager is currently on watch for performance reasons.

02.28.23
Passive Equity
Calif. Plan Posts Public Markets Passive Mgmt. RFP For OPEB Trust

The plan expects to conclude the search process in the third quarter.

02.27.23
ESG
Investment Manager Starts New ESG Screen

An investment management firm has launched a new ESG-related screen for its funds.

02.23.23
Non-U.S. & Global Equity
Midwest Plan Hires Int’l Growth Equity Mgr.; Bolsters PE Portfolio

The plan hired an international growth equity manager and committed to two existing private equity managers last month.

02.17.23
Surveys/Studies
Active Equity Strategies Necessary For Long Recession Ahead: Survey

Stubborn levels of inflation and other factors like changing dynamics of geopolitics and global trade will make actively managed equities essential to navigating the market environment, according to a new survey.

02.16.23
Large-Cap
Southern Fund Terminates LCG Manager

The fund approved terminating a domestic large-cap growth equity manager due to underperformance and reinvesting the proceeds with an existing passive equity manager relationship late last year.

02.14.23