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      Cleveland Clinic Alum Joins Sanford Health as First CIO
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      Will Short Seller Andrew Left’s Latest Gambit to Prove His Innocence Work?
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      Susan Ridlen is ‘Not Leaving the Institutional World’ Despite Leaving Eli Lilly
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      Citi Wealth's Family Office Head to Depart
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      Electron Capital’s Energy Strategy Keeps Winning — Even Through a Change at the Top
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      With Susan Ridlen Out, Eli Lilly Offloads $25B Retirement Portfolio to Goldman Sachs
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      Private Markets Investment Outlook Q2 2025: Opportunities Amid Uncertainty
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      The Troubles Plaguing Private Capital Create a Windfall for Secondaries
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      Why Private Equity Wins: Reflecting on a Quarter-Century of Outperformance
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      European Managers Say They Will Continue to Tap Institutional Opportunities in the U.S.
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      Expert Perspectives: C-Suite Insights from II’s Exclusive Forums
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      Allocators and Asset Managers Tell Us What Concerns Them Most
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      Rising Federal Debt and Fewer Institutional Buyers Means an Increased Need for Private Credit
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      Governance Influence Over Manager Selection Performance
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      Cecelia Chen, Director of Investments, Carnegie Corporation
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      Michael Sinoway, Director, Investments, Penn State University
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      Chun Lai, Chief Investment Officer, The Rockefeller Foundation
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      Geeta Kapadia, Chief Investment Officer, Fordham University
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      Kalina Berova, Managing Director, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI)
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      Visionary Recognition: Andrew Palmer, Chief Investment Officer, Maryland State Retirement and Pension System
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      U.S. Dollar at a Crossroads: Bearish Signals Persist, but Rebound Risks Rise
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      Expert Perspectives: C-Suite Insights from II’s Exclusive Forums
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      Rising Federal Debt and Fewer Institutional Buyers Means an Increased Need for Private Credit
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      Morningstar’s Idzorek Explores a New Paradigm for Allocators
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      The Five Ds of 2025
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      Taking a Selective Approach to European Real Estate
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      CIO Lens Q4 2025: Seeking Resilience as Clouds Form
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      Fireside Chat: Why We’re Bullish About Asset-Based Private Credit
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      Navigating the Multifamily Market Cycle: WDIP’s Strategic Approach to Emerging Opportunities
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      U.S. Dollar at a Crossroads: Bearish Signals Persist, but Rebound Risks Rise
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CTAs Enjoy Huge Surge in October
Several funds posted double-digit gains for the month, putting some in the black for the year.
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        Copyright: klss/BigstockOctober was an explosive month for CTAs, also known as commodity trading advisers and trend followers. The strategy’s composite indexes showed very strong gains, while many of the individual funds posted gains in

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