MRI/Social Investments

Surveys/Studies
Impact Investors Allocate Most Capital Through Private Markets, But Public Markets Show Rapid Growth: Study

A new report finds the impact investment space has seen tremendous growth in assets allocated in public markets as the fastest-growing asset class over the last half decade was public debt.

09.20.23
Passive Equity
Rocky Mountain 457 Plan Replaces Index Fund Managers

The plan replaced both its passive equity and fixed-income mandates with Vanguard Group as well as its sustainable equity mandate with Neuberger Berman in May.

08.25.23
MRI/Social Investments
Midwest Enterprise Launches Impact Fund With Foundation Support

The social enterprise organization has launched a $50 million impact vehicle to revitalize urban areas that has garnered investments from several prominent foundations.

08.10.23
MRI/Social Investments
Mid-Atlantic Corporation Engages Firm For Impact Investment Program

The organization has engaged with a firm to help it identify and test operational capabilities to invest in emerging and smaller fund structures.

07.20.23
MRI/Social Investments
Midwestern Foundation Launches Impact Investing Strategy

The foundation recently launched an impact investing strategy with a $5 million commitment intended to advance racial equity in the area or other strategic areas, including youth, public safety, economic opportunity and neighborhoods.

07.11.23
People Moves
Southern Foundation Impact Investments Lead Exits To Launch Impact Firm

The managing director overseeing impact investment funds left the foundation in June to launch their own firm that aims to design, build and implement impact investment programs at philanthropic groups.

07.11.23
People Moves
Global Asset Manager Impact Investing Head Retiring

The firm’s head of impact investing will retire this summer and the firm has named a portfolio manager on its impact investment team as their successor.

06.29.23
Profiles
5 Questions With MacArthur Foundation Director Of Impact Investments John Balbach

John Balbach serves as director of impact investments at the MacArthur Foundation and manages the operations of the Chicago-based organization’s approximately $500 million impact investment pool. He took the time to answer 5 questions with FIN News.

06.28.23
Surveys/Studies
Outsourced CIO Provider Increases Firm Diversity, Diverse Manager Engagement: Report

The West Coast-based outsourced cio’s DEI efforts have diversified its team and enhanced its engagement with diverse-owned managers.

06.28.23
Venture Capital
Southwest Foundation Makes Mission-Related Venture Commitment

The foundation recently made an undisclosed mission-related commitment to a venture strategy focused on biomedical tech start-ups.

06.21.23