Newsmakers
AustralianSuper Promotes From Within for New CIO
Shaun Manuell, who has led the fund’s Australian equities team for 13 years, will start in his new role on July 1.
News
Pensions
CPP Continues to Bolster Logistics Assets in $468M Co-Investment With Blackstone
The investment in French logistics and real estate platform Proudreed is the Canadian pension giant’s latest move.
Corporate Moves
Manager M&A Spree Continues as DigitalBridge Plans $1B ArcLight Acquisition
The combined entity would manage more than $150 billion in assets.
Pensions
University Pension Plan Ontario Posts 5.2% Return in 2025
The retirement fund for employees of six universities in the province reported strong gains in infrastructure and equities strategies, but weak performance in fixed income and real estate.
Newsmakers
Commissioner Hester Peirce to Step Down From SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commissioner will join Regent University as a faculty member.
Newsmakers
Bowdoin Promotes New CIO to Run Endowment
Boris Raykin, the fund’s director of investments, steps up as the successor to K. Niles Bryant following a national search.
Pensions
New York State Common Retirement Fund Posts 11.94% Return in Fiscal Year
Assets of the pension rose to a record $295.4 billion.
Pensions
CPP Investments Sells $2.9B in Private Fund Secondaries to Blackstone, Ardian
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board offloaded stakes in 33 funds.
Newsmakers
Northern Trust Asset Management Names Head of Index, Quantitative Strategies
Anne-Sophie Van Royen will set the direction of the asset manager’s index and quant strategies across asset classes.
Newsmakers
AustralianSuper Hires First Head of AI From Microsoft
Sarah Carney will fill the role created to help align artificial intelligence agents with human intent.
Research
Asset Manager Insurance AUM Rises to $5.5T
With assets under management growing by $1 trillion in 2025, the market for external managers of insurance assets became less concentrated over the last decade.
Asset Allocation
Rockefeller Foundation, Temasek Aim to Increase Philanthropic Support for Nuclear Energy
The foundations formed the Global Coalition for Nuclear Philanthropy to mobilize capital for nuclear energy deployment.
Research
Asset Owners Embrace Private Markets, Seek Better Data Quality
A survey from Northern Trust’s asset servicing group polled institutional investors on an array of complex investment and operational decisions.
Newsmakers
T. Rowe Price CIO Page to Co-Lead Firm’s Global Investments
Several announced leadership changes take effect on June 1.
Pensions
Equity Gains Bolster Corporate Pension Funding in April
Coming off a rocky March, defined benefit plan funding rebounded last month.