Wake Forest Spins Off Endowment Office as OCIO Shop
Verger Capital Management, a joint venture between the university and management team, will be a led by current CIO Jim Dunn.
Newsmakers
Stanford to Dump Coal Holdings
The $18.7
billion endowment joined a dozen other universities by divesting from 100 public
coal-extracting companies.
L&G Distribution Head Joins Och Ziff
Hugh Cutler has moved from the passive investment giant to an asset-gathering hedge fund.
La Caisse Shakes Up Team to Strengthen Québec Focus
The Montreal-based pension plan will appoint an executive
vice-president of Québec to manage its private equity portfolio
focused on local investments.
Sharpen your Resumés: Norway is Hiring
The Norway Pension Fund Global needs economists to guide its strategies.
The Best CIO Job Ever?
The UN is hiring a New York-based assistant secretary-general for investments, and yes, it just might come with diplomatic plates.
Putnam: DC Outcomes About Behavior, Not Salary
Even being rich can’t supplant the benefit of access to a workplace savings plan, Putnam’s annual retirement income survey found.
Largest London Pension Loses CIO
Alex Gracian has left the London Pension Funds Authority.
RPMI Railpen Hires Chief Investment Risk Officer
The £20 billion pension scheme has hired Richard Williams as part of a
new investment leadership team.
PIMCO: Equities Team Expanding; No Asset Bubbles
One of the
firm’s new deputy CIOs talks new hires to expand PIMCO’s equity unit as bond
king Bill Gross comments on long-term policy rates.
UVIMCO Chief on What Makes a Great CIO
University of
Virginia’s CIO Lawrence Kochard discusses riding out the good and the bad
times, short-term pools of assets, and real estate troubles.
AIMCo to Replace CEO de Bever
Leo de Bever will step down as head of Alberta’s $70 billion sovereign wealth fund when the search for his successor wraps up.
Escaping the Establishment
From aiCIO Europe's April issue: Investors are forging ahead in infrastructure—but the innovative ones are going it alone. Elizabeth Pfeuti reports.
Buy Lists: Help or Hindrance?
From aiCIO Europe's April issue: Frustrated investors express their grievances towards consultants' buy lists. Elizabeth Pfeuti reports.
Headstrong: The Danes' Investment Dominance
From aiCIO Europe's April issue: How Danish investors are making alternatives commonplace. Charlie Thomas reports.