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The Virginia Retirement System added a total of $1 billion across various alternative investment strategies including real assets and credit in recent months.

The Washington State Investment Board (WSIB) added $1.8 billion in alternative investment mandates focused on renewable energy strategies and impact investments last month.

The need to expand or “democratize” access to alternative investments has been a recurring theme -- and Hartford Funds used that refrain with the launch of its Hartford Schroders Private Opportunities Fund today.

Medical devices, biotechnology and medtech platforms accounted for most of the private equity and VC investment we tracked today, some of it coming from firms focused partly on entirely on the sector.

The Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois reviewed new commitments of up to $2.16 billion to several alternative asset classes recommended by staff.

Spouting Rock Asset Management hired Marc Brookman, former CEO of Schroders North America, as chief executive officer as part of a series of leadership changes. The $3.1 billion multi-boutique manager platform named Andrew Smith as chairman and current chairman John ...

UK firm Schroders has completed the purchase of a 75% stake in Greencoat Capital, one of the largest investment managers in Europe dedicated to the renewable infrastructure market. As part of the deal, Greencoat will become part of Schroders Capital’s ...

Markus Ruetimann joined CHF 458 billion ($530 billion) Credit Suisse Asset Management as global chief operating officer today in the firm’s London office. Ruetimann’s role includes global oversight of technology and digital solutions, change and project management, operations as well ...

Private credit firms saw strong asset growth in May, with a total of 12 new funds launched making up 55% of the $22 billion in assets raised in new funds. The top four fund closes over the course of the ...

Schroders launched the Schroder GAIA Oaktree Credit fund in partnership with Howard Mark’s Oaktree Capital Management. Offered via Schroders’ alternative UCITS platform, the global multi-strategy credit portfolio is set to offer access to high-conviction liquid credit investment opportunities via Oaktree’s ...