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Diverse PE, VC Growth Trends Upward Amid Changing Market

The universe of woman- and minority-owned firms in the private equity and venture capital space continues to expand despite changing market conditions, according to a recent webinar.

08.07.24
Alternatives
Food For Thought: VC Firm Looks To Disrupt How People Eat

Venture capital firm e squared is led by entre­preneurial spirit and a duo that is looking to disrupt the way people eat.

07.03.24
Emerging Managers Can Fill Void In High-Yield Bond Space
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Emerging Managers Can Fill Void In High-Yield Bond Space

The high-yield fixed-income space could use more emerging managers offering strategies, according to a panel of industry investment consultants at the New Jersey Division of In­vestments’ Emerging Managers Symposium held virtually on June 26.

07.03.24
Leveraging Partners Important For Building Programs
Conference Coverage
Leveraging Partners Important For Building Programs

Investors both large and small may find that establishing partnerships when building emerging manager programs can provide solutions to potential obstacles, according to panelists at the New Jersey Division of Investments’ Emerging Man­agers Symposium held virtually on June 26.

07.03.24
News
NEPC Boosts Client Assets, Strategies With Diverse Firms

Investment consultant NEPC saw an in­crease to both client assets with diverse firms as well as client strategies managed by diverse firms in 2023, according to its fourth annual DEI Progress Report re­leased last month.

07.03.24
News
Hires, Promotions Favor Non-Diverse Staff: Meketa

The majority of new hires and promotions at public and private markets managers in 2023 continued to be with non-racially di­verse people, according to results from Meketa Investment Group’s latest diversity, equity and inclusion questionnaire.

07.03.24
Diverse Manager Inclusion In Wilshire Searches Sees Uptick
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Diverse Manager Inclusion In Wilshire Searches Sees Uptick

Investment consultant Wilshire’s inclusion rate of diverse-owned managers in search­es continued to rise in 2023, according to the firm’s latest report .

06.05.24
LGBT+ VC Aims To Grow Investment & Opportunity
Features/Profiles
LGBT+ VC Aims To Grow Investment & Opportunity

Nonprofit organization LGBT+ VC is using its fundamental be­lief that all LGBTQ people can become investors to bridge the LGBTQ investment and wealth gap.

06.05.24
Features/Profiles
Spotlight On: Erica Seremeta, Head Of DEI Client Engagement At BlackRock

Erica Seremeta, managing director and head of diversity, equity and inclusion client engagement at BlackRock, is all about change.

06.05.24
Features/Profiles
Seeing The Vision: Adding An LGBTQ+ Lens To Investing

As demographics shift and a new generation of investors emerge, interest in making change and impact through invest­ments is more relevant than ever, and soon, investors will need to update their prescription to see a brighter future – one seen through a more inclusive lens.

06.05.24