The $443 billion California Public Employees’ Retirement System has consolidated its growth and innovation program into the private equity asset class.
Kweku Obed has been named to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s Advisory Committee.
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission has promoted Roger Rojas to director of investments from investment officer for the agency’s $645 million College Illinois! 529 plan.
The Group Health Foundation named Peng Wang as its new cio to oversee its approximately $2 billion investment portfolio effective Dec. 1.
The $884.1 million Firemen’s Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago has issued an RFP for minority-, women- and disabled-owned private equity managers.
The $11 billion Alameda County (Calif.) Employees’ Retirement Association expanded its emerging investment manager policy to include the private credit and absolute return asset classes.
The approximately $151 billion Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation will host a virtual conference in anticipation of an upcoming RFP for fixed-income managers.
Ballmer Group announced a $400 million investment with four organizations focused on Black investment managers and businesses.
The $71.1 billion Los Angeles County (Calif.) Employees Retirement Association hired two separate account managers for its global equity emerging manager program.
The Quebec Emerging Manager Program selected Clear Skies Investment Management to manage an impact investment mandate within its global equity portfolio in October.
This month, we have our annual feature on military veterans in the asset management industry.