UPS’s Greg Spick Voted Next Generation Winner
Nearly 100 asset owners cast ballots at the Influential Investors Forum to name the industry’s top young leader.
Newsmakers
Farmers Insurance Taps New CIO
Tom Rogers joins from Zurich Insurance, succeeding Karyn Williams.
16 Signs You Were a CIO in 2016
Risk management started to mean, “How will my portfolio perform in a Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome scenario?”
Washington University’s Kim Walker Steps Down
Walker will be leaving the $7.5 billion endowment by the end of the year, while the university searches for her successor.
An Insider’s Perspective on the Yale Endowment
Former Yale investment committee chair Charles Ellis on David Swensen, crowding, and whether or not the Yale Model is broken.
Is the Yale Model Broken?
Declining returns and current market conditions have some questioning the infallibility of the endowment model—pioneered and perfected by David Swensen—and looking to reinvent.
Columbia Endowment Names New CIO
Tim Donohue will replace Peter Holland following his promotion to CEO.
FEG Acquires Dallas-Based Consultant Larry Thompson & Associates
The merged group will advise $58 billion in assets and expand into four office locations.
Louisiana Municipal Pension Hires Inaugural CIO
Christopher Saik will lead the $800 million fund after a year-long search.
Why DC Can’t (or Won’t) Innovate
Are plan sponsors trying to solve the wrong problem?
Winter Is Coming
Defined benefit pensions are in decline, nowhere more so than in the UK. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to secure them.
Texas A&M Foundation Loses Investment VP
Janet Handley will be retiring after more than 15 years at the College Station, Texas-based fund.
Coffee Chaos, Data Diligence
When you’re in the de-risking game, creating order out of chaos is what you do.
GIC Promotes Lim Chow Kiat to CEO, Adds New CIO
The Singapore sovereign fund has reshuffled its leadership once again just months after making a number of changes in June.