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Southern Trust Fund Seeks Investment Management Services
The organization has issued an RFP seeking an investment manager to handle its trust fund, which is invested in a balanced portfolio.
04.30.25
Midwest University Eyes Principal Investment Professional
The role is tasked with supporting the university’s venture and private equity portfolio by assisting with the development of its investment pipeline and monitoring investment opportunities, among other duties.
04.30.25
Midwest Pension Hires Core-Plus Fixed-Income Mgr.
The plan interviewed a total of four finalists for the mandate in March.
04.30.25
Harvard Planning To Sell Private Equity Fund Interests
The university institution is looking to offload as much as 5% of its private equity portfolio on the secondary market.
04.30.25
Va. Plan Posts General Investment Consultant RFP
The pension plan currently works with general investment consultant Mariner Institutional.
04.30.25
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Former University Director Of Investments Joins Private Equity Placement Agent
The private equity placement agent focused on emerging managers has hired the former director of investments of a Southern university’s investment management arm.
04.30.25
Global PE Firm Makes Strategic Investment In Secondaries Firm
The global private equity firm has made a minority investment in a firm that specializes in secondary market transactions.
04.30.25
In The News
Ken Leech Pleads Not Guilty In $600M Fraud Case; Released On $10M Bond
Former Western Asset Management co-CIO Ken Leech appeared in federal court on Monday, where he pled not guilty to charges stemming from a $600m fraud case alleging that he ‘cherry picked’ trades for favored clients over several years.
The Case for Outsourced Chief Investment Officers: A Conversation with Patrick Decker
According to Patrick Decker, head of institutional OCIO at Wilmington Trust, nonprofits are increasingly turning to this model for professional investment and governance management. Decker makes a case that this model is a great way for foundations to reassess strategic plans, endowment strategies and fundraising goals during times of financial stress.
Hollins Asks To Expand Pay-To-Play Investigation To Whitmire’s State Of The City Address
City Controller Chris Hollins wants any investigation into his office’s fundraising practices to extend to the Mayor’s State of the City event, he said in a letter to the Office of Inspector General and City Council Ethics Committee.
Q&A with WashU’s Chief Investment Officer Scott Wilson
Wilson, who oversees the St. Louis-based university’s approximatley $2.5 billion endowment, speaks about managing the portfolio in today’s market.
RFP: Investment Consulting Services - Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association
RFP: Investment Consulting Services - Anchorage Police And Fire Retirement System
The RFP will post on April 15, 2025, and the deadline for proposal submissions is June 17, 2025.
Proposals from responsible bidders are due 5/30/25 by 4:30 p.m. AKT.