“Ashley has done an incredible job in her roles here at TRS. We are so proud that she is getting recognized for her contributions and for her talent.  She has been the person you want on your team.  She always raises her hand for every task, project, learning opportunity, or investment idea. She does an outstanding job at everything she undertakes, and she undertakes a lot of tasks.  She exemplifies our mission of serving the 1.5 million Texans we work for by achieving extraordinary results.”

—Jerry Albright, CIO, Texas Teachers

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

UBS emerging markets equities research team

OceanX will broadcast its discoveries via virtual classrooms, museum exhibits, and more.

She has been climbing the agency’s ladder since 2013.

The 2008 credit crisis highlighted the risks associated with having large sums of money invested in opaque, illiquid assets. Nine years later, little has changed to improve transparency in the alternative investments marketplace.

Once part of the quartet of up-and-coming emerging economies, its future is no longer bright.