Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 ⁠A topical newsletter from CIO Asset Allocation Strategy A newsletter for institutional investors, spotlighting the latest news about asset allocation strategy. SPONSORED AD Manager Selection Nest Seeds New Infrastructure Debt Fund With $708M Investment The U.K. pension and IFM Investors intend to focus on the European market. Regulation The Private Universities Affected by Proposed Tiered Endowment Tax At least 41 colleges and universities would be subject to an expanded federal endowment tax, with several subjected to new, higher rates. Manager Selection NBIM Commits $800M to Blackstone Logistics Real Estate Fund The strategy will invest in warehouse properties across the U.S. and Canada. Special Coverage British DC Pension Schemes Pledge 10% Alts Allocation by 2030 The U.K. Treasury’s Mansion House Accord aims to unlock more than $70 billion in domestic investments. Asset Allocation Brown University Endowment Adds $5M in Bitcoin ETFs The endowment purchased 105,000 shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust exchange-traded fund. Manager Selection CalSTRS Invests in ABS Global Investments’ Emerging Markets Platform The $3.7 billion strategy works with local specialists to target stocks in emerging market countries and regions. Alternatives Japan's GPIF Urged to Boost Domestic PE, VC Investments. Lawmakers are calling for financial reform to turn the country into an ‘asset management nation’ and attract more capital from home and abroad. Market Moves Harvard Exploring $1B Secondaries Market Sale Jefferies is reportedly advising the university's endowment on a sale to Lexington Partners.  Did someone forward you this newsletter? Sign up here to get Chief Investment Officer Spotlight directly in your mailbox!

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