Yu “Ben” Meng has resigned as cio of the California Public Employees Retirement System, effective Aug. 5.
Asset management holding company Easterly Partners has acquired a stake in James Alpha Advisors.
North Square Investments has hired Oran Walsh as a senior v.p. and strategic relationship manager.
Marc-Andre Blanchard was named executive v.p. and head of CDPQ Global for the $250 billion Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec.
Insight Investment has added two individuals to its U.S. distribution team.
TA Realty has appointed Lisa Strope as research v.p.
Blackstone has hired Christine Feng as senior managing director.
Investment consulting firm saw the departure of a v.p. and consultant from its Portland, Ore. office last year.
Franklin Templeton Investments has appointed Jeff Masom as head of U.S. distribution and Adam Spector as head of global distribution.
An investment firm has hired an OCIO managing director.