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WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 26, 2023)– The Trust Fund Committee of the Trust Fund for the People of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (the Fund) conducted its Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 third quarter meeting June 7 and 8 in Portland, Oregon. The Trust Fund Committee Members reviewed the Fund’s investment performance from January 1, 2023 to the time of the meeting, reviewed the asset allocation and investment policy, and conducted other business to include a possible distribution policy for FY2024 and fiscal procedures. For the January-March quarter, the Fund’s performance increased 5.79%, net of fees, (benchmark 5.97%) increasing the value to $683,783,277. For May, the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 27, 2023)– The Trust Fund Committee of the Trust Fund for the People of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (the Fund) conducted its Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) second quarter meeting on April 19 in San Francisco. The Trust Fund Committee Members reviewed the Fund’s investment performance from October 1, 2022 to March 30, 2023, reviewed the fiscal year 2022 annual report and audit, and conducted an education session to review a private equity investment, asset allocation and the money manager selection process. Continuing a period of market volatility, as of March 2023, the last completed month of the performance review, the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 21, 2022)– The Trust Fund Committee of the Trust Fund for the People of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (the Fund) conducted its Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) fourth quarter meeting on October 27 (EDT) and 28 (Majuro) via videoconference where the Trust Fund Committee Members reviewed the Fund’s investment performance, approved the Fiscal Year 2023 investment and administrative budget, and conducted other Fund business. The Trust fund Committee Members also reviewed their fiduciary responsibilities with the Trust Fund’s legal counsel. For September, the last completed month of the performance review, the Fund decreased by 7.4%, net of fees, (benchmark -8.2%) resulting...