Commonfund CEO Announces Exit Plan
President and CEO of Commonfund Verne Sedlacek will exit the company once a replacement is found—but it could take another 12 months.
Newsmakers
Jack Gray: Fight the Power
The former CIO and now independent investment adviser wants CIOs to play the power game and be tougher on managers and pick the "bloody boring" passive route.
Plus ça Change
Editor-in-Chief Kip McDaniel on the new beginning of Chief Investment Officer Magazine—a
fundamental redesign of the brand along with nips and tucks on both print and
online that help us present a fresh face to the world.
The Most Coveted Job in the Land—Maybe
The search for CalPERS' new chief is underway and the CIO editorial team has a few (unscientific) guesses as to who could take up the "dream" job.
Consulting’s Wunderkind
Venerable consultancy NEPC has a fresh, young new CIO. Now he needs the next big idea.
Catching Up with #TheRecession
After five years of silence, #TheRecession makes a return with more of his erratic rant against bitcoin, the sequester, Silicon Valley, and the magazine.
British Columbia Investments Names Fyfe as New CEO and CIO
The CEO and CIO of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board in
Canada is switching to take on the same role in his hometown of Victoria,
British Columbia.
Muppets No More
To start a magazine, it helps to be a hedgehog (if any pedants are reading this, it perhaps should be said that it helps to be like Isaiah Berlin’s hedgehog). And like that hedgehog, you need to know only one big thing, says CIO Founder Charlie Ruffel.
CERN CEO Takes Investment Chair at Lombard Odier Pension
The Switzerland-based CEO has taken on a complementing role.
Towers Watson Appoints CIOs in Step Towards Asset Management
Craig Baker and Chris Mansi are taking on newly-created roles at the consultancy giant.
Rocaton Builds Out DC Team
The consultancy has scooped Hewitt EnnisKnupp’s 403(b) chief Diane Improta, a 16-year HEK veteran.
China’s SWF Chief Wants to 'Feed the World'
China
Investment Corporation’s Chairman and Chief Executive Ding Xuedong writes about
shifting interests to the agriculture investments.
New CIO for New Zealand Super
Matt Whineray has been promoted to become the first CIO of the country's sovereign wealth fund.
PGGM Makes Play for Smaller Peers With New Fiduciary Arm
The pension investor is sweetening its offering to attract assets from fellow funds.