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August 11, 2022
Downsides of Direct Indexing: Tracking Error and Less Diversification

Research Affiliates assesses how tailoring indexes to investors’ tastes carries its own weaknesses.

Downsides of Direct Indexing: Tracking Error and Less Diversification
Kentucky Public Pensions Lose 5.7% in Fiscal Year 2022

Despite the loss, the commonwealth’s pension funds just beat out their benchmark’s performance.

Kentucky Public Pensions Lose 5.7% in Fiscal Year 2022
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Cedars-Sinai Appoints CIO for $8B Portfolio
CPP Investments Partners With AT&T, GIP on Fiber Joint Venture
SEC Seeks Final Judgment Against Former Western Asset Management Exec Ken Leech
Barings Appoints Asset-Based Finance Head
Octagon Credit Investors Names Investor Relations Head
San Diego Seeks CIO
CIO Innovation Awards: Nominations Open
Nominate the best asset owners, consultants and managers for this year’s awards.
Deadline is August 21.
CIO Innovation Awards: Nominations Open
Trending: Are the Original Growth Investments, Agriculture and Timber, Worth It?

Housing and commodities markets can be vexing, but the world will always require what the soil yields.

Trending: Are the Original Growth Investments, Agriculture and Timber, Worth It?
Trending: 19 GOP Attorneys General Slam BlackRock Over ESG Investments

‘Fiduciary duty is not lip service,’ says August 4 letter, which is addressed to CEO Larry Fink and seeks ‘clarification on actions that appear to have been motivated by interests other than maximizing financial return.’

Trending: 19 GOP Attorneys General Slam BlackRock Over ESG Investments
Editorial: CIOeditors@issmediasolutions.com
Industry Intel Roundup—Thought Leadership
Chief Investment Officer is pleased to present the next edition of our Industry Intelligence roundup. This week, we are featuring thought leadership sponsored by or featuring experts in the industry. The content was created to supply actionable insights to institutional asset owners regarding investing and governance.
Sponsored by W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Beyond the Endowment Model
The DEAR framework expands the tool kit for today’s institutional investors.
Sponsored by FTSE Russell
Measuring the World
Through more than 40 years of changing markets, the Russell Indexes have remained comprehensive, objective, predictable, modular and reliable.
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