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June 12, 2025
Private Foundation Tax Could Change Charitable Giving
Affected institutions could look to offset the tax by chasing higher yields or to avoid the tax completely by using donor-advised funds.
Family Offices Lean Further Into Alts, Crypto

BNY Wealth’s annual single-family-office report revealed that 74% of respondents look more favorably on cryptocurrency since the U.S. presidential election.

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Legal & General to Form Credit Partnership With Blackstone
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As Exits Slow, Venture Secondaries Tick Up
CalPERS Reports 11.6% Return in Fiscal 2025
What System-Level Investing Is—and Why It’s Different From Any Approach You’ve Used Before
Funded Status of U.S. Corporate Pension Plans Rose Again in June
LACERA Fraudster Charged With Grand Theft, Conflict of Interest
Carmelo Marquez is accused of awarding $120,000 worth of IT contracts from the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association to a company he owned.
SEC Announces Director of Investment Management Will Step Down

Natasha Vij Greiner leaves the agency after 23 years, having served in her final role since March 2024.

Half of DB Sponsors Plan to Stay in the ‘Pension Ecosystem’
As funding levels have improved, corporate finance officials are looking instead at plan design and risk management options, Mercer research found.
TRENDING: Texas Permanent School Fund, Velocity Back $500M Collegiate Sports Initiative
Sports agency Elevate announced the Collegiate Investment Initiative, designed to provide capital for college sports-related investments in the wake of the House v. NCAA settlement.
TRENDING: NYC Comptroller’s Deputy CIO, Private Equity Head Departs
Eneasz Kądziela will leave the New York City pension system for a new opportunity.
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 26, 2025
CIO Interview Series: Barry Kenneth, CIO of the UK’s Pension Protection Fund
Join CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Executive Editor Amy Resnick in conversation with Barry Kenneth, CIO of the UK’s Pension Protection Fund, with £32.1bn in assets under management as of March 31, 2024. As infrastructure projects globally are competing for investor assets, using examples from the UK, Kenneth will address how a scarcity of risk capital affects the ability to invest in infrastructure. They will also discuss: • How regulations affect infrastructure investing • The interplay between interest rates and returns on infrastructure investing • Reasons interest rates will diverge across the globe and how this affects long-term investing Join us for an engaging discussion!
March 13, 2025
CIO Interview Series: Jonathan Grabel, CIO, LACERA
Join CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Executive Editor Amy Resnick in conversation with Jonathan Grabel, CIO of the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. They will discuss: Constructing institutional investment portfolios against the changing dynamics of interest rates. How the cost of capital affects fixed income and other asset classes. Building skilled investment teams to manage institutional portfolios with operational effectiveness across all market environments. Grabel will also share insights on LACERA’s new asset allocation and strategic initiatives for 2025.
July 18, 2024
Can Investors Earn Returns and End Cancer?
One in five people worldwide will develop cancer before age 75. In the U.S., nearly $7 billion per year is spent on cancer research, and that total is expected to rise. Investment opportunities exist in immunotherapy, cell therapy, vaccines and other technologies. Private sector and government investment together will lead to world-changing therapies, meaning there is definite upside for investors. How can institutional asset owners capitalize on these opportunities? Asset owners, managers and advisers will discuss where to watch for investible insights.
April 18, 2024
Investing in the Energy Transition
Listen as experts discuss the institutional investment opportunities in the global transition away from carbon-intensive energy sources and toward new sources, including hydrogen, LNG, solar, wind, hydro and geothermal. Additionally, they will review ways to realize returns from energy storage, carbon capture and other industrial changes, and they will cover divestiture and the concept of “orphaned by accident” segments of energy markets. Countries and companies are going to be spending money to invest in new industries that could attract global resources for a century or more. What kinds of trends, research and global developments should investors be watching as change happens?
January 31, 2024
Investment Returns and Monetary Policy
With developed market central banks pausing interest rate hikes and certain developing markets already starting to cut, what does monetary policy mean for portfolio returns in 2024? If alpha is found in the interplay between public and private markets, what investments, asset classes or currencies are the likely winners and where should investors be underweight for 2024? Hear from asset owners, OCIOs and asset managers about what to watch for this year.
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