News
News from the Emerging Manager space.
Willis Towers Watson has devised new methods for assessing and encouraging diversity within asset managers and investment consultants, the firm announced.
Having partners that truly align with your investment objectives, philosophies and policies around diversity can be attributed to a great portfolio, according to recent insights from Illinois State Board of Investment CIO and Executive Director Johara Farhadieh.
Reps. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) and Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.) have released the findings of their inquiry into the use of diverse asset managers by 25 endowments.
NEPC will be hosting a webinar for healthcare organizations on diversity within investment programs.
Widening the net of allocators willing to make a first investment in an emerging manager will benefit the space across the board, a recent panel agreed.
The $253.6 billion California State Teachers’ Retirement System is searching for an investment diversity officer.
The SEC’s Asset Management Advisory Committee held its second panel on diversity and inclusion today. The panel included insights from investment consultants, managers-of-managers and plan sponsors.
Commonfund has reopened its online diverse manager portal to receive due diligence materials from women and minority managers on a permanent basis.
Propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests this spring and summer, endowments and foundations are becoming more committed to underwriting Black-owned or women-owned investment managers, according to a recent webinar.
Executive search firms need to ensure they have a slate of qualified diverse candidates possessing “must-have” skills to introduce to their asset management clients, new research finds.
This month we have news on a university expressing interest in emerging private equity and venture capital firms.