CIO Alert, March 6, 2025

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March 6, 2025

Is the Shine Coming Off of Private Credit’s ‘Golden Age’?

Private credit funds are sitting on piles of money, but the slowdown in M&A is having an impact.

Public Defined Benefit >$25B - Joe Aguilar

The CIO of the Illinois State Treasury makes team development a priority.

Rice University Promotes John Lawrence to CIO

The fund’s interim investment chief and deputy CIO has been named to the top role.

How Big Is OCIO Market? At Least $4.79T, per Chestnut Advisory

Outsourced CIO assets are at least 25% larger than average estimates, the investment consultant found.

Gallagher & Co. Acquires Investment Consultant, OCIO Firm Agilis Partners

The Agilis team will be merged into Gallagher’s operations.

Data center energy needs, human rights and plastic pollution are among trends for investors to watch, according to ISS ESG.

Investors are upping their allocations and focused largely on U.S.-based investments.

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.

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.

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.

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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