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Northeast University To Consider Fossil Fuel Divestment

A Northeastern-based university will form an ad hoc committee this fall to evaluate divesting its endowment of fossil fuels investments.

07.23.20
Alternatives
Northeast Plan Bolsters Alternatives Portfolios

A Northeastern pension plan added three new alternatives commitments and made some modest target allocation changes at this week’s meeting.

07.22.20
Searches And Hires
New England Plan Issues 4 Manager RFPs

A New England pension fund has begun searching for managers in four asset classes.

07.17.20
Master Limited Partnership
Rocky Mountain Plan Reduces MLP Allocation

A Rocky Mountain-based pension plan reduced its midstream MLP allocation at its board meeting today.

07.17.20
Commodities
Windy City Plan Reviewing Alternatives To Commodities

A Windy City plan expects to hear educations on additional real assets strategies while it considers moving out of the commodities space.

07.17.20
Alternatives
Virginia Plan Reviews Private Markets Roadmap

A Virginia pension plan reviewed recent private markets commitments at today’s board meeting.

07.16.20
Daily Feed
Institutions Committed To Reducing Portfolios’ Carbon Emissions To Net-Zero By 2050: Webinar

University endowments are committed to reducing carbon emissions in their portfolios, many with the goal of reaching net-zero by the year 2050, according to a recent webinar.

07.16.20
Infrastructure
Florida Plan Makes Global Infrastructure Hire

A Florida city’s general employee pension board made a global infrastructure manager hire following finalist interviews at a board meeting today.

07.13.20
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Calif. County Makes Factor-Based Equity Mgr. Hire, Terminates 3 Mgrs.

A California pension fund has hired a factor-based equity manager following a search initiated last year and also terminated three active equity managers.

07.10.20
Real Assets
Florida Plan Commits To Local Developer

A Florida pension fund made a $5 million commitment in a local developer completing an affordable housing project in its city.

07.10.20