MRI/Social Investments

MRI/Social Investments
Rocky Mountain 457 Plan Terminates Sustainable Equity Mgr.

A deferred compensation plan in the Rocky Mountain region terminated its sustainable equity manager, which had been on watch due to underperformance.

04.28.21
Private Equity
PE Space Dominated 2020 Search Activity; Manager Research To Focus On Due Diligence & Fees

Investors’ 2020 search activity remained on par with previous years despite the COVID-19 pandemic and there continues to be increased activity for private investment strategies, according to a recent webinar from an investment consultant.

04.22.21
ESG
Midwest College Incorporates ESG Factors Into Investment Process, Adds ESG Manager

A college in the Midwest has begun incorporating ESG considerations into its investment policy and hired an investment manager with a strategy built around ESG factors.

04.22.21
People Moves
Western Endowment Names Next CIO, Seeks Impact Investment Analyst

An endowment on the West Coast has named its next cio following the planned retirement of its current cio and is searching for an impact investment analyst for its impact investment portfolio.

04.22.21
Trends
New England University Adopts Ethical Investment Principles

The board of trustees of a university in New England recently approved a new set of ethical investment principles to guide the institution’s decisions concerning companies producing fossil fuels within its endowment.

04.22.21
MRI/Social Investments
Foundations Commit Financing For Investment Fund Supporting Minority-Led Businesses

A community development organization and small business accelerator closed a Series A financing led by two prominent foundations last month to support underfunded and underrepresented entrepreneurs.

04.15.21
MRI/Social Investments
Midwest University To Divest From Fossil Fuels

A university based in the Midwest announced it will divest its endowment from investments in fossil fuel companies over the next decade.

04.15.21
Multi-Asset/Investment Advisor
Midwest Plan Issues Program Manager RFP

A plan based in the Midwest has issued an RFP seeking a program manager for its new investment account.

04.15.21
ESG
BlackRock Hires Global Sustainability Head

BlackRock has hired a global head of BlackRock Sustainable Investing to lead the sustainable investing platform and its global initiative to help clients create more sustainable, resilient investment portfolios.

04.14.21
MRI/Social Investments
Ivy League University Adopts Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Investment Strategy

An Ivy League institution has adopted a new investment strategy to reduce the net greenhouse gas emissions from its endowment investments to zero by 2050.

04.14.21