Wednesday, September 16th, 2026 ⁠A topical newsletter from CIO Fixed-Income Strategies A newsletter for institutional investors, spotlighting the latest stories about fixed-income strategies and investments. SPONSORED AD Market Moves Bond Yields Rise Ahead of FOMC Meeting Ten-year Treasury yields hit their highest level since 2007 amidst inflation concerns, rising oil prices and the potential for higher rates. Pensions Oregon Investment Council Adopts New Asset Allocation Policy The fund will reduce its holdings in private equity while focusing on public market investments. Asset Allocation Family Offices Are Hungry for Direct Investments, Private Equity, per Report But they have little appetite for private credit and hedge funds. Corporate Moves Victory Capital to Acquire First Eagle Investments The combination will create creating a $571 billion manager with ‘complementary’ equity and fixed-income capabilities and a CLO and alternative credit platform. Corporate Moves T. Rowe Price Acquires Fixed-Income Asset Manager F/m The approximate $19 billion in acquired assets under management will more than double T. Rowe Price’s fixed-income exchange-traded fund assets. Newsmakers The 8th Wonder of The World - Why the Value of Liquidity Extends Beyond Yield Federated Hermes Chair and CEO Christopher Donohue discusses how money market funds have become a core component of institutional cash management and a potential role for tokenized money funds. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Sign up here to get Chief Investment Officer Spotlight directly in your mailbox!

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