Diverse cios continue to be in the minority amongst institutional allocators, requiring a closer look at hiring practices and building a pipeline of talent to bridge a gap that many say will play an important role in industry-wide diversity efforts.

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The road to becoming a cio can be long and winding and it’s imperative to consider how and why current women and minority cios ended up where they are when taking a broader look at the topic of diversity to further evaluate hiring practices and access to the industry.
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The establishment of a Rooney Rule, company transparency and education reform can help tackle the misrepresentation of women and minorities in the $74 trillion asset management industry and lead to a more robust economy, according to panelists at last week’s U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion hearing.
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Emerging Manager Monthly attended GCM Grosvenor’s Consortium
held in New York City on June 13. Below are highlights from the sessions

Leadership, when it comes to investing with emerging and diverse asset managers, can come down to recognizing you have a voice and can make an impact.
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Emerging Manager Monthly attended GCM Grosvenor’s Consortium
held in New York City on June 13. Below are highlights from the sessions.

Diversity within the investment manager ranks at pensions and endowments is about improving the bottom line, according to trustees speaking on the panel, Opening Session: Trustees–Leadership, Influence, and Impact. “
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Emerging Manager Monthly attended the NASP Pension & Financial Services conference held in Baltimore on June 24-26.

The push for diverse and emerging managers is not only taking place in the institutional market but is gaining traction among wealth management platforms, according to a panel at the NASP Pension & Financial Services Conference.

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Colonial Consulting and SEO held their Breakfast Connections event focusing on diverse asset managers on June 18.
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As a reminder, a “Risk Alert” is the Securities and Exchange Commission’s way of giving you a heads up about patterns of deficiencies during recent examinations. They can help you stay on top of your game.

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Global asset management firm American Century Investments has launched a suite of equity and fixed-income investment solutions under a new brand known as Avantis Investors, the firm announced.
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Top-down focused firm Glovista Investments is used to looking at the big picture when it comes to navigating the highs and lows of the institutional asset management space.
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Global alternative asset management firm TPG has signed a definitive agreement to make a non-controlling strategic investment in minority-owned early-stage venture capital firm Harlem Capital Partners, the firm announced.
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The $23.1 billion Los Angeles Fire & Police Pension System is searching for three domestic small-cap growth equity emerging managers after terminating a pair of mandates, General Manager Ray Ciranna said, in an e-mail.
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The $33.9 billion Texas Permanent School Fund received an education on emerging and diverse investment management in alternative asset classes from general investment consultant NEPC and GCM Grosvenor at its June 13 committee on school finance meeting, according to the webcast.

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The $35 billion Indiana Public Retirement System has rehired emerging manager-of-managers Leading Edge Investment Advisors to handle its $176 million domestic equity emerging manager program, Spokeswoman Katrina Ent confirmed, in an e-mail.

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Sara Hakim joined investment consulting firm Callan as a senior v.p. and consultant on June 10, Spokeswoman Elizabeth Anathan confirmed, in an e-mail.
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Lorrie Tingle retired as cio for the $25.8 billion Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi at the end of June, Spokeswoman Shelley Powers confirmed.

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