“The world’s fine” and there’s too much pessimism, with pockets of opportunity to be found across the globe — particularly in Middle East countries and some emerging markets, BlackRock Chair and CEO ...

Texas County & District Retirement System, Austin, made a follow-on commitment of $150 million to Ares European Credit Strategies Fund X. The $49.7 billion pension fund disclosed the Jan. 21 follow-on ...

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Toronto, is turning more attention to European markets as other investors remain fixated on the U.S., its chief executive officer said.

Charles Van Vleet, assistant treasurer and CIO of Textron Inc. ’s employees retirement benefits, will step down at the end of April after 12 years on the job. Van Vleet, in a telephone interview, said ...

The new leader of the House Education and the Workforce Committee renewed a call for the Department of Labor’s inspector general to investigate allegations that DOL officials shared retirement plans’ ...

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, Sacramento, one of the world’s largest and most climate-friendly investors, is seeking ways to navigate one of President Donald Trump’s top ...

“A lot of companies have been waiting for the IPO window to open in the past couple of years, and so in many cases, private credit lenders are already invested in the company and ready to help with an ...

Western Asset Management Co. is revamping some of its fixed-income strategies and trying to retain investment staff, as the once-hailed bond giant continues to face the fallout from its star trader ...

Stephanie Braming, global head of investment management at William Blair, plans to retire in the fourth quarter, a news release said. She joined the Chicago-based firm in 2004 as a portfolio manager ...

Geoff Blake was named as chief executive officer at KBI Global Investors, a Dublin-based active equity manager. Blake will start in role at the end of March. He will replace Sean Hawkshaw, who is ...

NFP has acquired Tycor Benefit Administrators, NFP announced in a news release Jan. 22. The acquisition of the third-party administration firm will increase NFP’s presence in the greater Philadelphia ...

Leandros Kalisperas, former chief investment officer at West Yorkshire Pension Fund, Bradford, England, is to become CIO at the British Business Bank. WYPF is a regional local government pension ...