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August 7, 2025
Industry Innovation Awards Finalists Named
Recognizing the innovators in institutional investing.
Industry Innovation Awards Finalists Named
Data, Custom Indexing Reshape Public Equity Portfolios

Investors are increasingly seeking to customize their investments to their specific mandates.

Data, Custom Indexing Reshape Public Equity Portfolios
POPULAR STORIES
Expect Equity Markets to Broaden in 2026, Led by Small Caps, International
Mark Levine’s Priorities at the NYC Pension System
As Private-Market Momentum Continues to Grow, Market Infrastructure Improvements Rise Too
Meiji Yasuda Expands US PRT Business With Banner Life Acquisition
Geopolitical Volatility Defines Markets to Start 2026
Finding the Right Sports and Media Investment Opportunities
New York City Pension System Returns 10.3% in Fiscal 2025
The city’s five retirement systems collectively managed $294.6 billion as of the end of June 30.
New York City Pension System Returns 10.3% in Fiscal 2025
Annika Kim Named Credit Director at TMRS

Kim joins the pension fund from Apollo Global Management, where she was a private equity associate.

Annika Kim Named Credit Director at TMRS
University of North Carolina CIO Jonathon King to Retire
King has served as president, CEO and investment chief of the UNC Management Co. since 2005.
University of North Carolina CIO Jonathon King to Retire
New SEC Task Force Focuses on AI Applications

Valerie Szczepanik, the SEC’s chief artificial intelligence officer, is leading the effort to facilitate AI integration across the agency.

New SEC Task Force Focuses on AI Applications
ETFs Saw $121B in Inflows in July, $677B for Year to Date
Investors piled into equity and fixed-income exchange-traded funds, while dumping small-cap exposure.
ETFs Saw $121B in Inflows in July, $677B for Year to Date
TRENDING: Measuring Hedge Fund Performance Has Its Limitations
Benchmarks are a key part of the discussion as investors look for ways to quantify the funds’ contributions of different exposures to generate returns.
TRENDING: Measuring Hedge Fund Performance Has Its Limitations
TRENDING: 2025 Asset Management & Service Providers

Recognizing service providers driving innovation in institutional investing.

TRENDING: 2025 Asset Management & Service Providers
Editorial: CIOeditors@issmediasolutions.com
Industry Intel Roundup—Featured Webinars
Chief Investment Officer is pleased to present the next edition of our Industry Intelligence roundup. This week, we are featuring webinars sponsored by or featuring experts in the industry. The content was created to supply actionable insights to institutional asset owners regarding investing and governance.
June 25, 2026
What Limited Partners Want
As limited partner expectations evolve, so must the strategies of general partners. This webinar will dive into the minds of today’s LPs—what drives their decisions, what earns their trust and what keeps them committed.
September 24, 2026
Allocator Insights
Get an exclusive first look at what your peers are doing.
January 22, 2026
Investment Outlook
Market experts will deliver forward-looking insights on the U.S. economy and the global macroeconomic trends shaping investment decisions. Gain a clear perspective on the forces driving markets in 2026—from inflation and interest rate trajectories to sector performance and geopolitical risk.
November 20, 2025
CIO Interview Series: Katherine Molnar, CIO, Fairfax County Police Officers Retirement System
A more digital asset-friendly U.S. administration has helped catalyze real changes in how digital assets are discussed. Katherine Molnar, CIO of the Fairfax County Police Officers Retirement System, says her team has been investing in digital assets since 2018. Join Amy Resnick, Executive Editor of CIO, as she speaks with Molnar about the change in regulatory uncertainty; how the Fairfax County Retirement Systems has engaged with digital assets and tokenization; and how to get comfortable with the custody of digital assets and custodians.
September 25, 2025
CIO Interview Series: Rich Nuzum, Head of OCIO, Franklin Templeton
Join CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Executive Editor Amy Resnick in conversation with Rich Nuzum, the new head of OCIO at Franklin Templeton and the former executive director of investments at Mercer. They will discuss the evolution of OCIO and the future of institutional allocation. The conversation will touch on the long-term growth potential of outsourcing for all types of institutional asset owners, the fastest growing sectors for outsourcing, for which funds outsourcing makes sense, and fiduciary monitoring—for which fiduciary duties investors are still responsible. Nuzum will also share his thoughts on and insights into the growing trend of the collective defined contribution and the use of model portfolios and custom target-date funds by retirement and institutional investors.
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