Real Assets

Emerging/Diverse Managers
Southwest Plan Narrows Small, Smid-Cap Emerging Mgr. Search

Plan will conduct further due diligence on three firms in its domestic small-cap and small- to mid-cap equity emerging manager space.

04.23.21
Alternatives
West Coast Plan Makes 2 Private Commitments

Real estate and infrastructure commitments followed closed session deliberations.

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
Real Assets
BlackRock Promotes Global Real Assets Head

The previous global head of real assets will focus more on his role as global cio of BlackRock Alternative Investors.

04.20.21
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Northeast Plan Issues Real Assets Consultant RFP

The plan has issued an RFP for real assets consulting services.

04.19.21
Infrastructure
Northeast Plan Considering Infrastructure Allocation

The plan will receive presentations from two private infrastructure managers at a meeting next month.

04.19.21
Non-U.S. & Global Equity
Northwest State Plan Hires Global Equity Mgrs.; Adds Private Commitments

A Northwestern state fund hired three global active equity managers and added two private markets commitments at its board meeting today.

04.15.21
Real Assets
Duff & Phelps Appoints Inst’l Development MD

The new hire will represent the firm’s listed real asset strategies, including global listed infrastructure, global real estate and clean energy, to institutional clients and consultants across the U.S.

04.15.21
Hedge Funds
New England Plan Concludes HF Partner Search

The plan hired a firm that will help build a direct hedge fund portfolio.

04.14.21
Alternatives
Mid-Atlantic Plan Discloses Recent Commitments

A Mid-Atlantic plan disclosed $650 million in new commitments at its investment advisory committee meeting today.

04.14.21