Wednesday, June 17th, 2026 ⁠A topical newsletter from CIO Fixed-Income Strategies A newsletter for institutional investors, spotlighting the latest stories on fixed-income strategies and investments. SPONSORED AD Pensions Investment Returns Outweigh Small Liability Jump for Pension Finances The funded status of the 100 largest U.S. corporate defined benefit plans hit 109.6% in May, its highest since July 2001. Market Moves While Retail Investors Flee Private Credit, Institutional Investors Stay Put Several asset managers have seen increased redemptions from their business development companies due to heightened concerns about the asset class, but traditional limited partners are largely unphased. Newsmakers Monte Tarbox Brings Diversified Approach to NYC Pensions’ Investments The CIO of the Bureau of Asset Management, overseeing New York City’s $306 billion in retirement assets across five funds, draws from his union pension background. Asset Allocation As Corporate Pension Liabilities Shrink, How Does Hedging Change? Plan sponsors’ needs for long-dated bonds and the role of fixed-income managers may change as average liabilities fall to fewer than 10 years. Asset Allocation Shifting World Order Forces Re-Evaluation of Portfolio Construction Investors are adapting to repeated geopolitical disruption, even as economists caution against overreacting to short-term changes. Opinion Private Credit Solved an Asset-Liability Mismatch, Then Recreated It The structure of retail private-credit offerings allowed investors to participate in the asset class’ yield premium without fully bearing its illiquidity cost, writes the CIO of Gramercy Funds Management. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Sign up here to get Chief Investment Officer Spotlight directly in your mailbox!

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