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Empiric Institutional, Harper Capital Management Merge

Diverse-owned investment managers Empiric Institutional and Harper Capital Management will combine under the Empiric Institutional name, creating a firm offering both quantitative and fundamental equity strategies to institutional investors.

05.01.24
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Small Asset Managers Trailing Peers In DEI Policies

Emerging and diverse-owned asset man­agers are encouraged to implement di­versity, equity and inclusion policies ear­ly on in their firm’s lifecycle even if they believe many of the issues are embedded in their firm structure, according to Lau­ren Mathias, senior v.p. of investment consulting firm Callan and the firm’s di­versity, equity and belonging champion.

05.01.24
Diversity Transparency Remains Disappointing Among Largest Endowments, Knight Foundation Study Shows
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Diversity Transparency Remains Disappointing Among Largest Endowments, Knight Foundation Study Shows

Nearly half of the 50 wealthiest public and pri­vate higher education endowments, representing $566 billion in total assets, refused to participate in a continued assessment of the representation of women- and racial or ethnic minority-owned in­vestment firms overseeing their portfolios, new re­search finds.

05.01.24
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News Briefs

This month we have news of recent reports published by the California State Teachers’ Retirement System as well as Harlem Capital.

05.01.24
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Industry Groups IDAC & IDiF Partner To Form IDAC Foundation

The Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Finance (IDiF) and the Investment Di­versity Advisory Council (IDAC) have an­nounced that they are joining forces “to create a more unified approach to finan­cial inclusion.”

05.01.24
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New York Life Acquires Minority Stake In Fairview Capital

New York Life has acquired a minority stake in private equity and venture capital firm Fairview Capital, according to an an­nouncement.

05.01.24
News Briefs
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News Briefs

This month we feature news from Boston Common Asset Management, Blueprint Capital Advisors and Ramirez Asset Management.

04.03.24
CalPERS Turns To New Zealand For Next CIO
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CalPERS Turns To New Zealand For Next CIO

Stephen Gilmore has been named the new cio of the $493.5 billion California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the plan announced.

04.03.24
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LACERS Releases Spring 2024 Emerging Manager Symposium

The $22.7 billion Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement Sys­tem has released its Spring 2024 Emerging Manager Sympo­sium.

04.03.24
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Getting Credit: LACERS CIO Talks Private Credit, Emerging Mgrs.

Private credit is hot right now and major public pension plans like the Los Angeles City Em­ployees’ Retirement System continue to get into the game with new programs.

04.03.24