News
Essex Adds Impact Analyst

Jack Lloyd has joined Essex Investment Management as an im­pact analyst.

10.06.21
News
Investment Consulting Group Announces Diversity Data Initiative

The Institutional Investing Diversity Coopera­tive recently announced that its 24 institution­al investment consulting members will begin reporting individual firm diversity statistics.

10.06.21
News
CalPERS, CalSTRS Required To Present Annual Diversity Reports

The $440 billion California Public Em­ployees’ Retirement System and $309 bil­lion California State Teachers’ Retirement System will be required to provide annu­al reporting on their investments with diverse and emerging managers to the state legislature.

10.06.21
News
‘Bamboo Ceiling’ Hinders Career Advancement: AAAIM Report

Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the investment management industry face dis­crimination and biases that prevent career advancement, according to a new report from the Association of Asian American Investment Managers and Backstop Solutions Group.

10.06.21
News
NEPC Looks To Move Beyond Meetings, Into Due Diligence

The numbers show that investment consultant NEPC is exceed­ing its targets for diverse manager meetings.

10.06.21
Features/Profiles
Knight Foundation Discusses Metric Adjustments To Study

Adjustments to how diverse ownership was defined altered the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Diversity of Asset Managers Research Series: Philanthropy study when compared to the previous 2020 study, however, the ultimate end result was a roughly 1% increase in investments with diverse firms.

10.06.21
Features/Profiles
Foundations Show Diversity Commitment, Little Growth

Large foundations continue to be leaders in investing with diverse- and women-owned firms, however, the overall numbers have only ticked slightly higher, according to an updated study from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

10.06.21
Alternatives
Supply Chain & Demand: Red Arts Capital Brings Sector Focus

Sector focus is very important to Chicago-based private equity firm Red Arts Capital as it leads to a level of expertise that might be overlooked by competing investment groups.

09.08.21
Marketing
CornerCap Institutional Looking Inward For Refinement

CornerCap Institutional continues to look inward in refining itself as it works for greater institutional investor interest.

09.08.21
Marketing
REIT Strategy Keeps Phocas On Small Allocations, Outsized Returns

Phocas Financial’s REIT strategy has kept the investment firm focused on how smaller allocations can provide alpha since launching in 2005.

09.08.21