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Newsmakers
Kresge Foundation Seeking Investment Director
The Troy, Michigan-based foundation manages $4 billion in assets.
Former Hedge Fund Trader Sentenced for Role in Stock Manipulation Scheme
Canadian Colin Heatherington and a co-defendant were also ordered to pay a combined total of more than $215.8 million in restitution.
London CIV CIO Aoifinn Devitt to Step Down
The investment chief announced her resignation less than a year into the role, following significant turnover at the fund.
Johns Hopkins University Seeking New CIO
The successful candidate will oversee $9 billion of endowment and pension assets.
Benefits Lawyer Nominated to Lead PBGC
President Biden has put forward Deva Kyle to be the next director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
University of Utah Seeking Director of Investments
The investment chief will oversee the university’s endowments, alongside a yet-to-be-selected OCIO firm.
Laura Wickström Promoted to CIO of Finnish Pension Insurer Veritas
Wickström was previously deputy CIO of the fund.
Vasilis Theofanopoulos Named CIO of Growthfund
The Greek sovereign fund manages $5.9 billion in assets.
Illinois Police Pension Appoints Greg Turk as Deputy CIO Amidst Private Markets Push
Turk will oversee the planning and implementation of the fund's private markets investments.
The California Endowment Appoints Kelli Washington as New CIO
The new investment chief of the $4 billion endowment comes from Cleveland Clinic.
Australia’s National Reconstruction Fund Appoints its First CIO
Mary Manning will lead the investment strategy of the fund, starting in July.
Rich Joseph Appointed Head of Growth for WTW’s US Investment Business
The retirement executive spent more than 20 years at Mercer.
New York State Comptroller Seeks LGBTQ+ Information From 17 Firms
Cites U.S. Chamber of Commerce report finding that firms with inclusive policies financially outperform their sector peers.
Bryn Mawr Capital Management Names Bank of New York Mellon’s Jasmine Yu CIO
Yu joins the WSFS Financial-owned firm to lead its investment strategy and solutions team.