Christine Williamson Senior Reporter, money management [email protected] 312-649-5217 Christine joined P&I in 1988 as directory coordinator. She now covers hedge funds, but previously has written about defined contribution, mutual funds and money management. She has a B.A. in literature from Knox College. See All Staff Page Recent Stories American Century launches systematic active manager Avantis Investors American Century Investments hired former Dimensional Fund Advisors senior execs to launch its first systematic active investment strategies. Money manager costs are rising globally – Casey Quirk Money managers are seeing smaller operating margins as fees decline and costs rise. Texas to peek over shoulders of public funds Texas public plans must hire outside firms to evaluate their investment practices under a new state law. Texas County & District commits $100 million to venture capital fund PIMCO recruits head of corporate special situations from KKR Jamie M. Weinstein will join PIMCO on Sept. 1 as head of corporate special situations, a new position. Sun Life Financial combines asset managers Sun Life Financial combined asset managers into a new company that also includes its general account management team. Illinois Teachers preps private equity, real estate consultant searches Illinois Teachers will search for private equity and real estate consultants this summer; it also hired its first DC plan consultant. Viking Global Investors names sole CIO for public equities Ning Jin has been named sole CIO for public equities at Viking Global Investors, following the departure of Benjamin S. Jacobs. BlackRock's BGI acquisition 10 years ago fuels rapid growth BlackRock's assets under management increased 98% since it acquired Barclays Global Investors. Texas Employees commits $385 million to private equity Texas Employees Retirement System committed a total of $385 million to five private equity funds in May. Texas Teachers commits $1.6 billion to 7 alternative funds Texas Teachers committed $1.6 billion to seven alternative strategies, all managed by existing money managers. Managers bashed by worst decline in the past 10 years Money managers' aggregate worldwide institutional AUM suffered its worst decline in a decade, P&I's annual survey shows. Agecroft Partners turns on mic for webinar series Agecroft Partners offers monthly live and interactive hedge fund webinars. Hedge funds making progress, but slow to adopt ESG Hedge fund managers have been slow to incorporate ESG into their investment process. Texas Employees targets $1.1 billion for private real estate, infrastructure Texas Employees Retirement System targets $1.1 billion for commitments to private real estate and infrastructure. Load More
Christine Williamson Senior Reporter, money management [email protected] 312-649-5217 Christine joined P&I in 1988 as directory coordinator. She now covers hedge funds, but previously has written about defined contribution, mutual funds and money management. She has a B.A. in literature from Knox College. See All Staff Page
