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EMM News Alert: New York Common Loses Emerging Manager Director
October 9, 2019
Sheryl Mejia resigned as director of emerging managers for the $210.2 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund yesterday, she confirmed.
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Features
NEPC Adopts Diverse Investment Manager Policy
October 2, 2019
Investment consulting firm NEPC has adopted a new diverse investment manager policy that aims to bring a data-driven approach to its engagement with women- and minority-owned managers.
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Features
AndCo Consulting Maintains Client Focus Through Growth
October 2, 2019
A lot has changed for AndCo Consulting over the past 10 years, but its commitment to providing independent, conflict-free investment consulting to institutional investors has never wavered, according to President and CEO Mike Welker.
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Commonfund Launches Dedicated MWBE Manager Portal
October 2, 2019
Commonfund has launched an online portal specifically to receive due diligence materials from women and minority managers investing in equities, fixed-income and credit, real estate and hedge funds.
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Mercer Emphasizes Diversity In Manager Evaluations
October 2, 2019
Mercer has published its first paper looking at how diversity impacts investment strategy.
Nonprofits Must Eliminate Biases In Governance & Investment Processes To Help Emerging Managers: COF Panel
October 2, 2019
Foundations and endowments need to eliminate biases in their governance and investment processes to unlock more opportunities for women and minority investment managers, according to panelists in the Closing The Gap Between Intention and Action: Identifying the Barriers in Investment Manager Diversity session at the Council on Foundations’ 2019 Endowments and Finance Summit, held Sept. 19-20 in Washington D.C.
Marketing
Dundas Global Investors Delivering Consistency In Strategy, Message
October 2, 2019
Making the trek across the pond to the U.S. has proven to be an enlightening experience for Dundas Global Investors.
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Alternatives
PE Placement Firm Launched With Focus On Emerging Mgrs.
October 2, 2019
A private equity placement firm with a focus on emerging managers launched last month.
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Alameda County Expands Emerging Manager Exposure
October 2, 2019
The $8.4 billion Alameda County (Calif.) Employees’ Retirement Association has increased its targeted emerging manager exposure to up to 5% of total plan assets and expanded access into alternatives strategies, Spokeswoman Agnes Ducanes confirmed, in an e-mail.
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Texas Permanent To Develop Outline Of Potential Program
October 2, 2019
The Texas Permanent School Fund’s committee on school finance directed investment staff and general investment consultant NEPC to develop an outline for a potential emerging manager program at its Sept. 12 meeting, according to a webcast.
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BCI Seeks Bias Training
October 2, 2019
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) has issued an RFP seeking a firm to deliver unconscious bias training for approximately 500 employees to help support the organization’s diversity and inclusion strategy.
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DC Retirement Board Loses CIO
October 2, 2019
Jeffrey Barnette has resigned as cio of the $8.5 billion District of Columbia Retirement Board.
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Simons Says
Simons Says
September 4, 2019
On Aug. 21, the SEC released, “Commission Guidance Regarding Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers.” This is the first time, in my memory, that the SEC has provided this much clarification on this issue.
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Industry News
N.Y. Foundation Hires Managing Director
September 4, 2019
Wendy Li joined the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation as managing director of investments in March, a spokeswoman confirmed, in an e-mail.
