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April 24, 2024
It’s Just the Beginning for Surging Secondary PE Sales

Used as an escape hatch when private equity is in the doldrums, this venue has become established enough to keep going in better days, strategists say.

CalSTRS to Hold Second Round CIO Interviews at the End of April
The fund expects to have a candidate named by July.  
POPULAR STORIES
Weyerhaeuser, State Street Sued in PRT Lawsuit
Voting Support for NYC Pension Proxy Proposals Continues to Wane
Indiana Fund Narrows Finalists to Replace BlackRock
US Pension Plans Set to Increase Contributions in 2025
British Airways Pension Fund to Enter $425.6M Longevity Swap with MetLife, Zurich
Structured Alpha Manager Settlement Offers Due Diligence Lessons
Kathleen Lutito, Lumen Technologies CIO, to Retire in May

Flora Hedrick will be the new CIO.

TRENDING: Hedge Funds Had Good Returns in February, but Investors Pulled Money Out Anyway

The 2.2% investment performance did not seem to matter, although a Nasdaq eVestment report shows that the outflows were concentrated in a few large funds.

TRENDING: Shareholder Activists Call for Removal of ExxonMobil CEO
Asset owners seek to block ExxonMobil appointments. 
Editorial: CIOeditors@issmediasolutions.com
Industry Intel Roundup—Featured Webinars
Chief Investment Officer is pleased to present the next edition of our Industry Intelligence roundup. This week, we are featuring webinars sponsored by or featuring experts in the industry. The content was created to supply actionable insights to institutional asset owners regarding investing and governance.
July 18, 2024
Can Investors Earn Returns and End Cancer?
One in five people worldwide will develop cancer before age 75. In the U.S., nearly $7 billion per year is spent on cancer research, and that total is expected to rise. Investment opportunities exist in immunotherapy, cell therapy, vaccines and other technologies. Private sector and government investment together will lead to world-changing therapies, meaning there is definite upside for investors. How can institutional asset owners capitalize on these opportunities? Asset owners, managers and advisers will discuss where to watch for investible insights.
April 18, 2024
Investing in the Energy Transition
Listen as experts discuss the institutional investment opportunities in the global transition away from carbon-intensive energy sources and toward new sources, including hydrogen, LNG, solar, wind, hydro and geothermal. Additionally, they will review ways to realize returns from energy storage, carbon capture and other industrial changes, and they will cover divestiture and the concept of “orphaned by accident” segments of energy markets. Countries and companies are going to be spending money to invest in new industries that could attract global resources for a century or more. What kinds of trends, research and global developments should investors be watching as change happens?
January 31, 2024
Investment Returns and Monetary Policy
With developed market central banks pausing interest rate hikes and certain developing markets already starting to cut, what does monetary policy mean for portfolio returns in 2024? If alpha is found in the interplay between public and private markets, what investments, asset classes or currencies are the likely winners and where should investors be underweight for 2024? Hear from asset owners, OCIOs and asset managers about what to watch for this year.
Sponsored by Northern Trust Asset Management | December 12, 2023
How to Overcome the Challenges of the Evolving Index Landscape
With more frequent and extreme volatility over the past decade, we have witnessed a profound transformation in the investment landscape which has challenged the resilience of popular indices. The dynamic shifts of indices may have far-reaching implications on asset allocation and diversification strategies, with the potential to wreak havoc on institutional portfolios. Join Michael Hunstad, CIO of Global Equities at Northern Trust Asset Management, as he uncovers the driving forces behind index investment performance, and how to position your portfolio for the years to come.
November 29, 2023
2023 CIO Webinar: NextGens on Alternative Investments
Join CIO and members of its 2023 Class of NextGens as they share how they are thinking about alternative investments. They’ll discuss what role they and their organizations believe alts have in institutional investor portfolios now and in the future. The discussion will address the balance between traditional investments (stocks and bonds) and alternatives in different kinds of portfolios with different goals and objectives—i.e., pension funds, foundations and endowments, etc. Members of CIO’s 2023 Class of NextGens will share their views—positive or negative—of alts' benefits and risks.
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