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The $60B Texas Permanent School Fund has appointed Chris Eckerman as vice president of direct and co-investments, a key senior hire as the fund advances a 2026 strategic plan to build a lower-cost, more consolidated portfolio. Eckerman, who joined the fund on December 15, brings deep co-investment experience honed over more than a decade at the State of Wisconsin Investment
The deepening U.S.–Saudi relationship — underscored by successive investment summits in Riyadh and Washington and growing collaboration across artificial intelligence, infrastructure, and energy transition — has moved the kingdom from peripheral to strategic, said Faisal Baig, the chief investment officer at Asfar (Saudi Tourism Investment Company), a subsidiary of Public Investment Fund (PIF), in an exclusive interview with Markets Group. Under the Trump administration, Saudi Arabia has
As we close out 2025, we’re celebrating one of our most ambitious years yet — 17 Retreats across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, each designed to bring the investment community together for meaningful exchange and collaboration. 🔥Plan your 2026 fundraising schedule today This year’s retreats brought together thousands of senior allocators, family office leaders, and investment managers in intimate settings
The $8B Building Ontario Fund has appointed Darlene Cyfko, head of risk management, effective this December. In her new role, Cyfko will help shape how the sovereign wealth fund invests in and protects Ontario’s infrastructure future, she noted in a LinkedIn post. Cyfko joined the organization from Ontario’s crown transportation agency Metrolinx, where, according to her LinkedIn profile, she provided
The Kern County Employees’ Retirement Association is considering a $220M commitment to an actively managed fixed-income strategy designed to provide broad market exposure while emphasizing risk mitigation, according to materials discussed at a recent board meeting. The proposed allocation would be a tailored version of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management’s Broad Market Duration Strategy, which invests across U.S. treasuries, securitized and
The $100B State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio appointed Aaron DiCenzo as deputy executive director of investments and chief investment officer, following a nationwide search led by recruitment consultant Heidrick & Struggles. According to a press release, the search began in February and multiple leaders from major U.S. pension plans were considered for the role. DiCenzo was serving as the pension
Straight from the sidelines of our 2025 Institutional events, CIOs and allocators share how they’re recalibrating portfolios, managing risk, and positioning for the next market cycle. A look back at the Institutional conversations that defined the year.
The $133B (C$182B) Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo) has appointed Ray Gilmour as the permanent chief executive officer. Gilmour has been serving in the role on an interim basis since Nov. 8, 2024, noted a press release. Last fall, the Alberta provincial government dismissed its then CEO Evan Siddall and AIMCo’s entire board, citing rising costs. Ray Gilmour joined as
Listen on Spotify Chief investment officer, Amy McGarrity, has been at the $65B Colorado PERA Fund on and off since 2010. She rose through the ranks as an equity analyst and a portfolio manager. She achieved her CFA charter in 2011, and it made quite a difference. In 2017 she took the CIO seat, and she’s still COO. She has
Finland-based Veritas Pension Insurance Co.’s successor to chief executive officer Carl Haglund has officially joined the organization. Veritas named Elina Fogelholm as its next CEO in September, she officially began working at the organization this month during an induction period. She will move into the CEO role in spring 2026, according to a press release. Haglund left the organization earlier
The $60B Texas Permanent School Fund has appointed Chris Eckerman as vice president of direct and co-investments, a key senior hire as the fund advances a 2026 strategic plan to build a lower-cost, more consolidated portfolio. Eckerman, who joined the fund on December 15, brings deep co-investment experience honed over more than a decade at the State of Wisconsin Investment
The deepening U.S.–Saudi relationship — underscored by successive investment summits in Riyadh and Washington and growing collaboration across artificial intelligence, infrastructure, and energy transition — has moved the kingdom from peripheral to strategic, said Faisal Baig, the chief investment officer at Asfar (Saudi Tourism Investment Company), a subsidiary of Public Investment Fund (PIF), in an exclusive interview with Markets Group. Under the Trump administration, Saudi Arabia has
As we close out 2025, we’re celebrating one of our most ambitious years yet — 17 Retreats across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, each designed to bring the investment community together for meaningful exchange and collaboration. 🔥Plan your 2026 fundraising schedule today This year’s retreats brought together thousands of senior allocators, family office leaders, and investment managers in intimate settings
The $8B Building Ontario Fund has appointed Darlene Cyfko, head of risk management, effective this December. In her new role, Cyfko will help shape how the sovereign wealth fund invests in and protects Ontario’s infrastructure future, she noted in a LinkedIn post. Cyfko joined the organization from Ontario’s crown transportation agency Metrolinx, where, according to her LinkedIn profile, she provided
The Kern County Employees’ Retirement Association is considering a $220M commitment to an actively managed fixed-income strategy designed to provide broad market exposure while emphasizing risk mitigation, according to materials discussed at a recent board meeting. The proposed allocation would be a tailored version of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management’s Broad Market Duration Strategy, which invests across U.S. treasuries, securitized and
The $100B State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio appointed Aaron DiCenzo as deputy executive director of investments and chief investment officer, following a nationwide search led by recruitment consultant Heidrick & Struggles. According to a press release, the search began in February and multiple leaders from major U.S. pension plans were considered for the role. DiCenzo was serving as the pension
Straight from the sidelines of our 2025 Institutional events, CIOs and allocators share how they’re recalibrating portfolios, managing risk, and positioning for the next market cycle. A look back at the Institutional conversations that defined the year.
The $133B (C$182B) Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo) has appointed Ray Gilmour as the permanent chief executive officer. Gilmour has been serving in the role on an interim basis since Nov. 8, 2024, noted a press release. Last fall, the Alberta provincial government dismissed its then CEO Evan Siddall and AIMCo’s entire board, citing rising costs. Ray Gilmour joined as
Listen on Spotify Chief investment officer, Amy McGarrity, has been at the $65B Colorado PERA Fund on and off since 2010. She rose through the ranks as an equity analyst and a portfolio manager. She achieved her CFA charter in 2011, and it made quite a difference. In 2017 she took the CIO seat, and she’s still COO. She has
Finland-based Veritas Pension Insurance Co.’s successor to chief executive officer Carl Haglund has officially joined the organization. Veritas named Elina Fogelholm as its next CEO in September, she officially began working at the organization this month during an induction period. She will move into the CEO role in spring 2026, according to a press release. Haglund left the organization earlier