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Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse couldn’t have come at a worse time for the venture capital scene, which was adjusting already to lower valuations, extending fundraising timelines and reducing fund sizes, industry consultants say.

The $22 billion State University Retirement System (SURS) of Illinois closed out 2022 with the naming of Meketa as general consultant.

The Institutional Investing Diversity Cooperative (IIDC), a collective of some of the largest institutional investment consultants, sent a letter to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler endorsing the agency’s recommendations to promote diversity within the asset management profession. These recommendations were made ...

The South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission (RSIC) approved up to $400 million in commitments to five new alternative investment strategies this summer

The investment staff of the approximately $11 billion Alameda County Employees Retirement Association (ACERA) plans to present the launch of an RFP for a general consultant as an action item for its investment committee to consider and/or adopt at the ...

The board of the $12.4 billion Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System (SCERS) has made a $50 follow-on commitment to an oil & gas fund, CIO Steve Davis confirmed in an email. The commitment comes on the heels of $300 million ...

At its meeting on June 2, the South Carolina Investment Commission (RSIC) approved the engagement of Verus Investments as its new general consultant. RISC’s contract with its incumbent consultant Meketa was ending, so RSIC conducted an RFP for a new general consultant, ...

Here is a quick snapshot of the top 10 most read (and shared) stories we published in April. Our ranking is in ascending order, with the most popular story at the end of this post. https://www.alternativeswatch.com/2022/04/15/san-francisco-employees-retirement-system-hires-alison-romano-ceo-cio/ https://www.alternativeswatch.com/2022/04/25/late-stage-venture-capital-equiam-apeira-capital-advisors/ https://www.alternativeswatch.com/2022/04/26/alternatives-watch-research-investor-compendium-highlights-historic-private-market-growth/ https://www.alternativeswatch.com/2022/04/11/ardian-clean-energy-evergreen-fund-1-billion-euros-infrastructure-energy-transition/ https://www.alternativeswatch.com/2022/04/20/pritzker-family-foundations-names-edward-creedon-managing-director-university-illinois/ ...

The board of the $73 billion Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System (PSERS) has approved the “emergency procurement” of an executive search firm to assist in searches for candidates for executive director, chief investment officer and chief counsel roles. At ...

Annie Taylor and Anne Westreich were named to OCIO/consulting firm Verus’ management committee after each served more than decade in building up key areas of the firm’s business. Taylor joined Verus in 2003 as a performance analyst. She has worked ...