Press Releases

Champaign, IL - The Diversity Committee of the Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) will meet on Monday, June 22, 2020, via remote access due to COVID-19 statewide restrictions.

Times on the agenda that follows are approximate.

Champaign, IL - The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees on June 5 approved releasing a request for proposals (RFP) for either discretionary or non-discretionary private credit consulting services. The RFP will be available at www.surs.org/rfp-investment on or around June 15.

Champaign, IL - The Investment Committee, Executive Committee, Administration Committee and the Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) will meet on Thursday, June 4 and Friday, June 5, 2020, via remote access due to COVID-19 statewide restrictions.

Times on the agendas are approximate.

Champaign, IL - The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) will hold a special meeting on April 24, 2020, at 2:00 pm CST via remote access only due to COVID-19 statewide restrictions.

Times shown on the agenda that follows are approximate.

Champaign, IL - The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees on March 13 approved a commitment of $50 million to Crow Holdings Realty Partners Fund IX, subject to successful contract negotiations.

Champaign, IL – Gov. Pritzker has appointed Scott Hendrie of Savoy to serve on the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees.

Champaign, IL - The Investment Committee, Administration Committee, Audit & Risk Committee, Legal & Legislative Committee and the Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) will hold meetings on Thursday, March 12, and Friday, March 13, 2020, at the SURS office,1901 Fox Drive in Champaign and at SURS NIU Naperville Outreach Center, 1120 E.

Champaign, IL - In his fiscal year 2021 budget address Wednesday, Gov. Pritzker said he plans to provide the full certified state contributions to all five state-funded retirement systems including SURS, the Teachers’ Retirement System, the State Employees’ Retirement System, and the Judges’ and General Assembly Retirement Systems.

Champaign, IL - The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees on Jan. 30 approved the FIS Group to coordinate the transfer of the existing Progress Non-US equity portfolio to a global equity manager of emerging managers program, subject to successful completion of legal negotiations.

Champaign, IL - The Investment Committee and the Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) will meet on Thursday, Jan. 30 and Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, at Northern Trust, 50 S. LaSalle Street in Chicago.

Times on the agendas that follow are approximate.