Equity

Domestic Equity
Southern 529 Hires Small-Cap Value Replacement; Removes Firm From Watch

A 529 plan in the South hired a replacement domestic small-cap value equity manager and removed a domestic equity manager from its watchlist at its second quarter board meeting.

07.28.21
Alternatives
Texas Plan Selects U.S. Smid-Cap Emerging Mgr.

Plan selected a domestic small- to mid-cap equity emerging manager this week.

07.22.21
Domestic Equity
Midwest Plan Bolsters U.S. Equity, Opportunistic Portfolios

A Midwestern plan approved an investment with an existing passive domestic equity manager and a distressed debt commitment this month.

07.21.21
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
West Coast 457 To Issue Stable Value Fund Consultant

The search is required due to the upcoming contract expiration of its incumbent.

07.19.21
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
New England Plan To Begin General Investment Consultant Search

The plan will issue an RFP for a general investment consultant.

07.16.21
Small-Cap
Texas Plan Launches Int’l Small-Cap Search; Hires U.S. Small-Cap Manager

Plan has launched an international small-cap equity manager search and concluded its U.S. small-cap core equity manager search with a hire at today’s board meeting.

07.15.21
Trends
COVID-19 Driving Value Revival - Cyclical Shift Investors Have Been Waiting For Or Short-Term Noise

Allocators and managers that have been patiently waiting for a resurgence to their value equity portfolios are finally seeing the payoff as more cyclical areas of the market have rebounded during the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and continual low interest rates.

07.15.21
Non-U.S. & Global Equity
Northeast Deferred Comp Plan Posts Int’l Equity RFP

The search is for active and passive international equity managers.

07.14.21
Small-Cap
Mid-Atlantic Plan Terminates Small-Cap Value Mgr.

The plan terminated the firm after placing it on watch for underperformance last year.

07.13.21
Non-U.S. & Global Equity
Calif. Plan Concludes Int’l Equity Mgr. Search; Approves RE Pacing Plan

The plan concluded an international large-cap growth equity manager search and approved a fiscal year 2022 real estate pacing plan.

07.09.21