Equity

Asset Study/Review
Southern State Plan Moves Portfolio Away From RE, EME

A Southern state plan is reducing its exposures to real estate and emerging markets equity to reduce volatility, while increasing the exposures to developed international and U.S. equity to add capital stability.

10.29.20
Asset Study/Review
Midwest Plan To Explore Infrastructure, Low Vol Allocations

A Midwestern pension plan will review the potential inclusion of infrastructure and global low volatility equity into its portfolio before the end of the year.

10.28.20
Real Estate
Mississippi Makes Real Estate Commitment

A Mississippi plan made a value-add real estate commitment with an existing manager at its board meeting today.

10.27.20
Passive Equity
Great Lakes Plan Mulling Single Passive Equity Mgr.

Move to a single passive equity manager would save more than $13,000 a year in fees.

10.27.20
International / Global / Emerging Markets
West Coast Plan Fires 2 Non-U.S. Equity Managers

A pension fund on the West Coast has terminated two underperforming managers.

10.27.20
International / Global / Emerging Markets
New England Plan Hires 2 For International Equity Mandate

A New England pension plan hired two firms to replace an international value equity mandate with LSV Asset Management.

10.23.20
Equity
Great Plains State Plan Adds Mgrs. In Pivot Toward Global Equities, TIPS

A plan in the Great Plains region added two new firms in a move toward global equities and TIPS at a meeting last week.

10.22.20
Daily Feed
Midwest University Replaces EME Manager

A university foundation based in the Midwest swapped emerging markets equity managers this summer.

10.22.20
International / Global / Emerging Markets
Mid-Atlantic Plan Makes Emerging Markets Equity Mgr. Hire

A Mid-Atlantic pension plan hired a new emerging markets equity manager following interviews at a meeting today.

10.21.20
Industry News
Equity Manager AJO To Close

Domestic and international equity manager AJO will close next month.

10.15.20