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Almost 60 percent of midsized schools now use OCIOs, up from 40 percent in 2023, according to Commonfund.

Terri Sanchez, who returned to Pennsylvania’s $77B Public School Employees Retirement System after the plan was in turmoil, will retire.

Over the 15-year period ending December 2024, there were no categories in which a majority of active managers outperformed.

Conning’s Cindy Beaulieu says the U.S. would have to intervene militarily for risk indices to spike, but investors still should expect volatility.

John Lawrence, who will become permanent CIO after acting as interim investment head since October, represents “continuity and institutional knowledge over disruption.”

Wilshire’s Mark Perry, head of alts manager research, says deglobalization, energy availability, and technology security are secular trends being reinforced by the rapid changes to the geopolitical landscape.

Vanguard Global Wellington's Nataliya Kofman and Loren Moran are among the female portfolio managers recognized for demonstrating long-term expertise and deserving investors' attention.

Industry observers note that even a tax hike of 10 percent would cripple universities' ability to maintain their operations, fund research, and provide financial aid.

Even as pension stakeholders urge divestment from the EV company, allocators see the moves as largely symbolic and ineffective.

Sona Menon will become head of the $184B OCIO.