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September 4, 2025
Risk Factors Are Rising in Private Credit, Performance Harder to Predict
Private markets are more sensitive to interest rates, inflation and tariffs, while there are questions about how private credit will hold up in a significant correction.
IEN’s Annual Forum

Join the Intentional Endowments Network 2025 Annual Forum, taking place October 27-28 in Baltimore! The Forum will convene 100-150 endowment, foundation, and sustainable investing industry leaders to discuss topics including sustainable and system-level investing, climate risk and opportunity, and inequality as investment risk. View the agenda, https://www.intentionalendowments.org/2025_forum to learn more, and save 20% when registering with the code AF_PARTNER. www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/ien-annual-forum

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Gulf Sovereign Funds Join Paramount Bid for Warner Bros.
RTX CIO Robin Diamonte to Retire, Deputy Joe Fazzino Named Successor
University of Utah to Fund Athletic Program via Private Equity
Single-Premium Buy-In Sales More Than Triple in Q3
Plan Sponsors Can Submit 2 New Forms Through PBGC Filing System
US House Passes $900B Defense Bill, Tightening Controls on Investments Into China
A New Dawn for Digital Assets: From Uncertainty to Action in the U.S.
Changes in Washington have made it clear ‘we’ve entered an era of building,’ writes the CIO of a sovereign fund.
Dutch Pension PZFW Terminates BlackRock, AQR, L&G Mandates Amidst Portfolio Reshuffle
The trio were dropped as equity managers as the fund looks to active investing.
Aon Sells Major Stake in NFP Corp. Wealth Business to Madison Dearborn
The $2.7 billion deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. 
Alts Manager Rithm Capital to Acquire Private Credit Shop, Annuity Provider
The firm’s purchase of Crestline Management would create a $53 billion AUM alternative investment platform.
Fidelity Looks to Expand in Asset Tokenization
The firm recently listed a tokenized money market fund.
Nuveen Launches Partnership With Temasek, Hunter Point Capital
The two firms will take stakes in and make commitments to Nuveen Private Capital.
Anup Agarwal Named CIO, Head of Ares Insurance Solutions
The insurance boss previously oversaw $200 billion at Global Atlantic.
US Public Defined Benefit Returns Beat Targets By a Mile
The median return of 11.3% for fiscal year 2025 topped the funds’ assumed rates of return by 430 basis points.
NBIM Acquires NYC Office Tower for $542.6 Million From CalSTRS, Silverstein
Norges Bank Investment Management will own 95% of 1177 Avenue of the Americas.
TRENDING: CIO Names Inaugural Market Movers' Winners

The program highlights the fastest-growing funds, by rate of net new flows, year-to-date as of June 30.

TRENDING: How Asset Owners Are Thinking About Private Markets

Liquidity requirements reframe the need for diversification.

Editorial: CIOeditors@issmediasolutions.com
Industry Intel Roundup—Featured White Paper
Chief Investment Officer is pleased to present the next edition of our Industry Intelligence roundup. This week, we are featuring white papers sponsored by or featuring experts in the industry. The content was created to supply actionable insights to institutional asset owners regarding investing and governance.
Sponsored by Eisner Amper
An Investor’s Guide to Successful Artificial Intelligence Use
Discover strategic AI considerations investors can use to maximize value and streamline processes.
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