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Institutional Investor Mandate Activity: Recent Manager Selections (9-13 February, 2026)
16 Mar 2026Several institutional investors globally have recently approved new investment commitments, manager appointments, and portfolio transitions across private equity, sovereign bonds, hedge funds, and multi-asset portfolios. Collectively, these decisions illustrate continued deployment of institutional capital into both private and liquid strategies while also highlighting structural shifts in how... ... continue reading » -
Several institutional investors and public-sector entities globally have recently finalized a series of investment and advisory appointments spanning infrastructure, private equity, private credit, fiduciary management, and public-sector debt advisory. Collectively, these decisions illustrate continued institutional capital deployment into private markets, increased outsourcing of investment... ... continue reading »
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A series of recent pension and local authority appointments across private credit, private equity, real estate, and infrastructure underscores continued deployment into alternatives, with a clear bias toward scaled incumbent managers, specialist credit platforms, and LGPS-aligned real asset strategies. Collectively, these commitments highlight sustained pacing across U.S. public pensions and UK... ... continue reading »
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Public institutions, pension funds, and sovereign-backed investors continue to allocate capital to specialist managers across venture capital, private equity, real assets, private credit, and impact strategies. Collectively, these mandates underscore a clear preference for experienced managers with sector depth, strong governance, and the ability to deploy capital in line with policy, impact, or... ... continue reading »
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Across infrastructure credit, opportunistic private credit, public equity, natural resources, and advisory governance, U.S. public pension activity continues to demonstrate active capital deployment, disciplined renewals, and consultant-driven portfolio evolution. Collectively, these five actions highlight near-term mandate execution, meaningful ticket sizes, and clear preferences for specialist... ... continue reading »
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Across UK corporate DB schemes, US public pensions, LGPS pools, asset owners continued to prioritise delegated governance, scalable pooled structures, and specialist managers with proven execution in core portfolio building blocks. Collectively, these decisions reinforce a clear focus on efficiency, risk control, and institutional-grade implementation rather than opportunistic complexity. E.ON UK... ... continue reading »
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Public pension and institutional schemes globally continued to deploy capital across private markets, fiduciary management, and active public equities, with a clear bias toward established managers, consultant-led processes, and scalable structures aligned with long-term portfolio construction and pacing discipline. • Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago approved a new... ... continue reading »
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Institutional investors continue to emphasize efficient portfolio operations, scalable platforms, and disciplined risk management across public markets, private markets, and overlays. Recent approvals highlight sustained demand for passive overlays, emerging manager programs, specialist real assets strategies, and customized hedge fund structures, with CIO discretion increasingly shaping... ... continue reading »
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Institutional investors continued to deploy capital across private credit, real assets, private equity, and alternatives, with a clear bias toward established relationships, emerging-manager programs, and resilient income strategies. Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System (SCERS) SCERS completed a $50 million private credit re-up, reinforcing confidence in opportunistic and niche... ... continue reading »
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