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August 6, 2026

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.

August 5, 2026

Kresge Foundation Establishes Leadership Transition

Jon Gentry will assume the senior investment leadership role, succeeding John Barker, with Emily Bertsche appointed deputy CIO.

July 30, 2026

Franklin Templeton Hires Wen Nannen to Lead US Insurance General Account Solutions

Nannen will help develop investment products for insurance clients.

July 23, 2026

Scherman Foundation Taps Commonfund for New CEO

George Suttles will succeed the retiring Mike Pratt at the foundation.

July 22, 2026

Deborah Wardle Named International CIO at Mercer

The 16-year veteran of the company was promoted after overseeing investment teams across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

July 21, 2026

Norfund Appoints Mark Davis as Inaugural CIO

The Norwegian investment fund for developing markets promoted its executive vice president for renewable energy to the top investor role.

July 16, 2026

Singapore’s GIC Reshuffles Investment Leadership

The sovereign wealth fund promoted two CIOs into roles as deputy group CIOs.

July 13, 2026

Cerity Partners Hires Will Peng as Chief Innovation Officer

Peng is tasked with driving artificial intelligence adoption at the wealth management and OCIO firm.

July 13, 2026

Nuveen Appoints New Head of Americas Institutional Distribution

Geremy Kawaller arrives from BlackRock to lead coverage for U.S. and Canadian clients.

July 7, 2026

TIFF Names Senior Leaders to Build Out Secondaries Platform

Andrew Murray and Stephen Grau will expand the $11 billion OCIO firm’s capabilities in the private equity secondary market.

July 7, 2026

Apollo Investor Relations MD Moves to AEA Investors

Adam Biren will lead the firm’s capital formation efforts and limited partner relationships.

July 2, 2026

OMERS Shuffles Leadership Amidst CIO Departure

Ralph Berg’s departure for Temasek will lead to a shake-up in the retirement system’s leadership.

June 29, 2026

Rockefeller University Names Jun Yang as CIO, Succeeding Paula Volent

The $3 billion endowment’s new investment head comes from Oberlin College.

June 29, 2026

Janus Henderson Names New Hires in Institutional Client Group

The three newcomers include an outsourced CIO specialist from Participant Capital.

June 24, 2026

New Mexico Educational Retirement Board Names New CIO

Deputy CIO Steve Neel will step up at the $20 billion fund, succeeding Bob Jacksha.

Brookfield, CPP Investments Partner On $5.2B Take-Private Deal

The asset manager and the Canadian pension fund will acquire warehouse and logistics company LXP...

Private Markets Don’t Need More Data; They Need Data That Connect

Standardized information to compare fund and manager performance across cohorts and to reconcile exposure, risk...

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