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The plan is seeking a manager-of-managers to handle a portfolio of women- and minority-owned international equity managers.
Firm has launched a new initiative to provide capital to funds managed by diverse and emerging alternative investment managers.
The firm informed clients of its decision in mid-February.
Women-owned and managed equity investment firm Argus Investors’ Counsel recently announced that it is now offering its U.S. ESG portfolio as a separately managed account to new investors.
Emerging and diverse manager products are an underutilized source of alpha, according to investment consultant Verus, which intends to cast a wider net at an upcoming emerging and diverse manager event to include more firms and products in the pipeline to drive results in client portfolios.
Meketa Investment Group will host its next virtual emerging and diverse manager research day for public and private markets next month, the firm announced.
The New York-based firm has not just survived the last few years, it has thrived, doubling its assets under management to approximately $4 billion and growing its team to 23 members overall, including a now eight-person investment team.
Promoting awareness and building initiatives around diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace is vital to leveling the playing field for diverse firms, according to panelists from the New York State Insurance Fund’s 11th annual MWBE investment symposium held virtually on Feb. 24.
Institutional investors looking to include diversity, equity and inclusion metrics in their due diligence processes and through implementing diverse private markets manager programs will find their efforts lead to outperformance, according to a recent whitepaper from Mercer.
On the heels of expanding its Diverse Manager Database to include private market strategies, Commonfund held its second Diverse Manager Day on Jan. 21 to learn from minority- and women-owned managers recently added to its database.
