The $70.4 billion Maryland State Retirement and Pension System funded a $265.5 million domestic small-cap equity emerging manager portfolio with six sub-managers in the third quarter.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has committed to a venture capital firm focused on diverse-led manufacturing companies within its approximately $3.3 billion investment portfolio.
News briefs for this month include a recent departure from an international equity manager and a new book providing guidance for board members.
Pomona College has hired a director of investments to wrap up its search for the position launched in the second quarter.
Amy Flikerski, managing director and head of external portfolio management at Canada Pension Plan Investments, recently discussed the C$675.1 ($480) billion plan’s emerging manager program on a podcast.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has added a director of public investments to oversee and manage a portion of its approximately $13 billion endowment,
Hackensack Meridian Health has hired Drew Hopper as an investment manager to help oversee and manage its approximately $4.6 billion in investments.
The $42 billion Nebraska State Investment Council recently added two new members to its investment team
Philip Schmitt, director of public markets for investment consultant Verus, has left the firm, a spokesperson confirmed.
The provincial government of Alberta has dismissed the board and ceo of the C$168.9 ($125.6) billion Alberta Investment Management Corporation.
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