As the inclusion of minority- and women-owned asset managers has become a more prominent topic for institutional investors nationwide, veteran- owned firms have been predominantly left out of the conversation.
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Mittleman Investment Management’s global equity strategy has taken the top spot in EMM’s third quarter investment performance rankings.

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Increases in new product creation year-over-year have not alleviated problems experienced by diverse individuals attempting to access the resulting capital pipeline, according to panelists at the Investing for Impact Symposium held in New York City on Oct. 17 and organized by nonprofit High Water Women.
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FIN News and InHub have launched a free investment consultant database for institutional investors.

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Meketa Investment Group met with 24 emerging and diverse investment managers at its second dedicated research day held last month, the firm said.

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Consultant accountability, the inclusivity of investment manager searches and static plan goals and objectives with regard to diverse management comprised three chief concerns covered by the Illinois Senate Special Committee on State and Pension Fund Investments at hearings held Oct. 16-17 in Chicago.

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Mentorship and communication are key elements for initiatives looking to provide veterans with the tools they need to be better prepared for their transition into the civilian workforce.

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Minority- and veteran-owned fixed-income manager Semper Capital Management has partnered with the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation in its continued drive to find ways to support the veteran community.

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At veteran-owned broker-dealer Academy Securities, military veterans and Wall Street veterans join forces to put their respective field experiences and attributes toward the betterment of the firm and providing value for clients.

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SEC Commissioners Put Eye Toward Investor, by By Tim Simons, FOCUS I Associates
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Any manager looking to succeed in raising assets for an active domestic large-cap value equity strategy in today’s marketplace needs to stand out from the crowd. The Mount Lucas Focused Large Cap Value strategy has done that through its performance, portfolio structure and investment approach.

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Value equity manager Sapience Investments is positioned to turn recent volatility and market uncertainty to its advantage as it builds out its client and asset base two years from the firm’s launch.
The Newport Beach, Calif.-based manager does not take cues from the market and is not momentum-driven like many of the firm’s peers, Founder, CEO and CIO Samir Sikka said.

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548 Capital has launched a fund that combines solar energy and affordable housing.

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The $195.7 billion New York City Retirement Systems will look to hire first-time funds and early-stage investment managers in alternative asset classes as well as commit an additional $500 million to emerging private equity managers, Comptroller Scott Stringer announced at the Bureau of Asset Management’s annual Emerging and MWBE Manager Conference held on Oct. 5.

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CIO Eliot Powell is no longer employed by the $1.7 billion City of Baltimore Employees’ Retirement System, Acting Executive Director David Randall said.

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Jasmine Richards joined Cambridge Associates as senior investment director for manager diversity on July 2.
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Kent Custer joined the $2.1 billion Dallas Police & Fire Pension System as its new cio on July 2, he confirmed.
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