Risk July 1, 2026

Investors Shift to Alts, Other Active Strategies to Calm Concentration Worries

Morningstar Wealth’s CIO for the Americas cites emerging markets and early artificial intelligence ‘losers’ as potential smart plays.

Risk Management

A review of tools and strategies asset owners are using to manage all the different risks that face institutional investors in 2026.

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Manager Selection July 9, 2026

B Capital, CalPERS to Acquire Russell Investments

The venture capital firm and the California Public Employees' Retirement System are teaming up to acquire the manager from TA Associates and Reverence Capital Partners.

Manager Selection July 9, 2026

Verizon, Lockheed Martin to Outsource Pensions to Goldman Sachs Asset Management

The agreements represent a combined $70 billion in OCIO mandates.

Opinion July 9, 2026

The Passive Megafire: When Equity Market Feedback Becomes Fuel for Correlated Risk

A ClearBridge Investments portfolio manager discusses how changes in feedback, due to ever-increasing passive investing, are a growing risk to functioning capital markets.

Manager Selection July 8, 2026

Illinois Teachers’ Seeks International Equities Managers

The $86.4 billion pension system has begun a search for managers to provide equity strategies.

Manager Selection July 8, 2026

Nest to Launch $267M Venture Capital Investing Sleeve With Schroders

The U.K. defined contribution pension scheme plans to grow its private markets allocation to 30% by 2030.

Newsmakers July 7, 2026

TIFF Names Senior Leaders to Build Out Secondaries Platform

Andrew Murray and Stephen Grau will expand the $11 billion OCIO firm’s capabilities in the private equity secondary market.

Asset Allocation July 7, 2026

CPP Investments Ramps Up Data Center Investments

The Canadian pension giant’s latest investment in server farms comes through a nearly $1 billion strategic partnership in India.

Newsmakers July 7, 2026

Apollo Investor Relations MD Moves to AEA Investors

Adam Biren will lead the firm’s capital formation efforts and limited partner relationships.

Asset Allocation July 6, 2026

Blue Owl Acquires Stake in Cleveland Cavaliers

The minority equity investment in the basketball team is the asset manager’s sixth such agreement.

Research July 2, 2026

How LPs Use AI: What Works—and What Doesn’t

The technology is useful in operational tasks, but allocators are hard-pressed to find artificial intelligence tools useful for precision tasks, according to the Emerging Allocators Association.

News July 2, 2026

MetLife Investment Management Names Real Estate Equity Strategies Head

Chris Aiken, formerly head of acquisitions, will report to Andrea Drasites after his predecessor moved to the Oxford Properties Group.

Regulation July 2, 2026

Consolidated Audit Trail Concept Release Elicits Strong Industry Support

SIFMA and the ASA are among the organizations urging Congress and the SEC to protect investors’ personally identifiable information.

Newsmakers July 2, 2026

OMERS Shuffles Leadership Amidst CIO Departure

Ralph Berg’s departure for Temasek will lead to a shake-up in the retirement system’s leadership.

Risk July 1, 2026

Focus on Liquidity Risk Sharpens as Slower Private Equity Distributions Persist

Over-allocations, public market concentration, and questions about the cost and sources of funding all lead to questions for investors.

Risk July 1, 2026

Allocators Focus On Risk Management in Increasingly Complex Environment

Geopolitics, trade conflicts and persistent inflation are top of mind for investors.