“We look at Chad as an alpha generator in our office. He is willing to explore complex investment ideas and ‘out of the norm’ investment managers to unleash alpha. Chad is a great team player that adds diversity of thought to our investment group.”

— Craig Husting, CIO, Public School & Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri

Julie Underwood will leave the San Bernardino County pension plan, replacing Robin Madsen.

Nominations for innovative and talented asset owners and managers/servicers open until August 4.

Boost of over 20% in first quarter, if sustained, might help lagging productivity gains.

Davidson Kempner Capital Management takes issue with state’s code of ethics.

Many corporate pensions limit their return-seeking assets to traditional equities. But what happens when the market environment is unfavorable for this asset class? We think plans need to examine this vulnerability and consider constructing return-seeking portfolios with three building blocks that may help pursue funded-ratio growth while mitigating funded-ratio drawdowns in more challenging environments.

We are excited to have a roster of NextGen leaders this year that are not only brimming with optimism and ideas about what the future of what asset ownership could be – but also cleareyed about the new risks that stewardship entails!

We wanted to catch up with Brett Chatfield portfolio head of public markets, at the Cbus Super Fund about some of his terrific insights.