The Gravity of Power
Managing Editor Sage Um on what makes a truly powerful allocator.
Newsmakers
UTIMCO Names Interim Investment Head
The University of Texas endowment will be led by natural resources and EM director Mark Warner while it searches for Bruce Zimmerman’s successor.
Another Senior Executive Leaves CPPIB
Credit investments chief Adam Vigna is departing to lead equity manager Sagard Capital.
Connecticut Names Deputy for $30B Pension
Laurie Martin will support CIO Deborah Spalding in managing the public fund.
A Fledgling Investment Relationship
A ground-breaking collaboration needs bold leadership, and that’s just what the Local Pensions Partnership has in the shape of Sally Bridgeland.
UK’s Local Pensions Partnership Names Chief Risk Officer
Tom Richardson has been appointed head of risk management at the £10 billion pension pool.
UC Regents Loses Private Equity Chief to Foundation
Tim Recker will join the James Irvine Foundation next month.
The Hartford Investment Club
CIO roadtrips to Connecticut for cocktails, blues music, and lessons from Hartford Healthcare’s David Holmgren on the value of community.
U. of Texas Endowment Chief Zimmerman Exits
The CEO and CIO is leaving the $37 billion public endowment after nine years.
The Investment Consultant Paradox
Stefan Dunatov, CIO of the UK’s Coal Pension Trustees, asks: Where are all the trusted, impartial advisors the investment industry desperately needs?
Ford CIO Kathleen Gallagher Retires
The automaker’s investment chief of nine years will be replaced by Erin Rohde.
Janus Group to Merge With Henderson
The combined entity will manage more than $300 billion of assets once the deal is complete.
Harvard Endowment Names Columbia’s Narv Narvekar CEO
Current Columbia CIO Peter Holland will replace Narvekar, who takes over Harvard's $36 billion endowment on December 5.
Cornell Endowment Plots Office Move to NYC
The relocation will help attract more investment talent and place the fund “closer to world markets,” its CFO says.
Hedging on Liquid Alternatives
Can liquid alts provide the same benefits as a traditional hedge fund—or are they just a cheap knock-off?