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March 28, 2018
CIO NextGen: Send Us Your Nominations for the Up-and-Coming Leaders Reshaping the Industry!

As we continue to make community and interactivity the cornerstone of the brand, CIO is thrilled to apply that same innovation to what was previously our Forty Under Forty list in the form of CIO NextGen.

Chicago Public Schools Sinks $1B Deeper in Debt

Estimates cite lackluster returns, Gov.’s spending plan as causes of debt hit.

Chicago Public Schools Sinks $1B Deeper in Debt
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Cedars-Sinai Appoints CIO for $8B Portfolio
SEC Seeks Final Judgment Against Former Western Asset Management Exec Ken Leech
Octagon Credit Investors Names Investor Relations Head
San Diego Seeks CIO
Cresset Capital Names Joe Zidle as Chief Market Strategist
Brown University Posts 19.6% Fiscal Year Return
SPONSORED BY Wellington Management
Is your plan’s return-seeking portfolio built for what comes next?

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.

Union Says University Pension Cut Violates Pension Benefits Act

Lawyers for striking Carleton University workers say 2003 amendment broke a provincial pension law.

Union Says University Pension Cut Violates Pension Benefits Act
Japan’s Government Pension Fund Changes Fee Structure

The move is aimed at providing an incentive for active managers to boost returns.

Japan’s Government Pension Fund Changes Fee Structure
SPONSORED BY Citi Group Global Markets
Current Trends in Portfolio Transition Management

What are some of the key drivers in servicing institutional investor clients in transitioning their portfolios? Asset flows. Dispersion. Risk mitigation. Technological advances. Here are the trends that William Cobbett, Head of Transition Management Americas, is seeing from his capital markets desk at Citi in New York, and how they may factor into an asset owner’s choice of transition manager.

In Focus: Rocky Road Ahead for China’s $1 Trillion Overseas Building Plan

Though it steals the geopolitical spotlight, commercial viability and finance doubts dog its One Belt, One Road infrastructure venture.

In Focus: Rocky Road Ahead for China’s $1 Trillion Overseas Building Plan
Editorial: CIOeditors@issmediasolutions.com
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