Industry News

5 Questions
5 Questions With Steve Foresti, Senior Advisor Of Investments At Wilshire  

Foresti supports the management of Wilshire’s investment platform and leads its research efforts, including strategic investment and asset allocation research.

03.10.25
Surveys/Studies
Target-Date Funds Remain Dominant Retirement Investment Vehicles Among DC Plans: Survey

Defined contribution plans are increasingly favoring passive management for the target date fund strategies.

03.07.25
Industry News
Blackstone Closes Latest Real Estate Debt Fund

The fund has closed with approximately $8 billion in total capital commitments.

03.07.25
People Moves
I Squared Appoints Two MDs

I Squared Capital has made two new senior appointments to its investment and asset management teams in London.

03.07.25
Emerging/Diverse Managers
Investment Consultant’s Director Of Diverse Manager Equity Departs

The firm saw its director of diverse manager equity leave after nearly nine years of service to advance representation across industries.

03.07.25
Surveys/Studies
Size Matters: U.S. Large-Cap Stocks Outperform Small-Caps In 2024 Active Manager Review

Differences in return from a size perspective were meaningful in 2024 among U.S. equity universes.

03.06.25
People Moves
EARNEST Partners Adds Associate Director

The new associate director serves on the firm’s product management team.

03.06.25
Emerging/Diverse Managers
DEI Pushback Leaves HBCUs, Investment Management Industry Reeling

The pushback on diversity, equity and inclusion by the federal government, which plans to investigate whether DEI initiatives at several large universities and foundations are illegal, alongside several state governments has left some nonprof­it institutions questioning their mission.

03.06.25
Profiles
A Valuable Education: Former Ivy League Endowment Professional Brings Approach To PE FoFs Summation

With Founder and CIO Roger Vincent at the helm, Summation Capital is a new asset management industry fund-of-funds known for its endowment style approach to private equity investing. Read how Roger and the Summation team doing things differently.

03.06.25
People Moves
Southern University Names Next CIO

The university has named its interim cio to the role on a permanent basis following a search for the role from last year.

03.05.25