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Newsmakers
Aviva Appoints Replacement as McKinlay Exits CIO Role
A Forty Under Forty alum has stepped up to fill the top role at the UK insurer’s staff pension, while AXA IM has tapped a rival asset manager for a key sales position.
Alaska’s Willoughby Scores TIFF CIO Role
The CIO of the $52 billion Alaska Permanent Fund will take over the prestigious role in October.
CalPERS Receives Top Score for ESG
The UN-backed PRI has awarded the $300 billion pension fund the highest grade possible for sustainable investing.
£3B in Passive Mandates Up for Grabs as Wales Joins Pooling Push
Eight Welsh pensions are planning a collective investment vehicle to pool their passive equity investments.
Kentucky Teachers CIO to Retire
Paul Yancey is to leave the pension after almost three decades.
US Public Pensions 'On the Road to Recovery'
After declines in funded levels over the past five years, state pensions are beginning to grow again, according to a new report.
Women in Alts Find No Favor Despite High Performance
Hedge funds owned or managed by women find capital-raising difficult, even while leading the industry in returns, according to KPMG.
Priceless Artifacts, Extra Pandas, & $1B: Investing the Smithsonian
CIO Amy Chen goes back to basics.
Taking Asset Management to the Cleaners
Can an ambitious, collaborative approach to transparency succeed where other efforts have failed?
What Have the Beatles Ever Done for Pensions?
A consultant’s 60s-themed party brings on some pensions-related nostalgia.
Sketching the Pension Landscape
Meeting the engineering industry pension that is taking on NEST in the battle for the UK’s auto-enrolment business.
University of Washington Creates Management Firm for $3B Endowment
The Seattle-based university has launched the University of Washington Investment Management Company in hopes of boosting returns and attracting expertise.
Why Isn’t Defined Contribution… Better?
Turner Consulting’s Elvin Turner on getting America’s defined contribution back on track.