StepStone Group Recognized Among Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments for Third Consecutive Year
StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) was named one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments for the third consecutive year on December 8, 2025.
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StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) was named one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments for the third consecutive year on December 8, 2025. The recognition comes from Pensions & Investments' 14th annual survey, conducted with Workforce Research Group, using a two-part evaluation: ~20% employer policies and ~80% employee-experience survey. StepStone emphasized its culture and core values of agility, transparency, collegiality, and humility as central to attracting and retaining talent and supporting its private markets client solutions. The release directs readers to Pensions & Investments for the full 2025 winners list and firm profiles.
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News Market Reaction – STEP
On Dec 8, the day this news came out, STEP closed 0.80% below the previous close.
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Key Figures
- Recognition streak
- 3 consecutive years
- Named Best Place to Work in Money Management
- Survey edition
- 14th annual
- Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management survey
- Employer policies weight
- 20%
- Portion of total evaluation based on employer policies and practices
- Employee survey weight
- 80%
- Portion of total evaluation based on employee experience survey
Historical Context
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Named a Best Place to Work in Money Management for third year.
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Willow Wealth added evergreen funds including a StepStone strategy.
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Appointed Lindsay Creedon as Head of Private Equity from 2026.
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Opened Madrid office as ninth European location to grow in Iberia.
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Launched STPEX private equity interval fund with sizable initial capital.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StepStone Group Inc. (Nasdaq: STEP), a global private markets investment firm, today announced it has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments for the third consecutive year.
Presented by Pensions & Investments, the global news source of money management and institutional investing, the 14th annual survey and recognition program is dedicated to identifying and recognizing the best employers in the money management industry.
“Being recognized by P&I for the third consecutive year underscores our ongoing commitment to attracting, developing, and empowering exceptional talent,” said Rich Kasnia, Partner and Chief Human Resources Officer at StepStone. “Our mission—to be the trusted partner of choice for private markets solutions globally—starts with our people. By fostering a culture grounded in our core values of agility, transparency, collegiality, and humility, we aim to create an environment where every team member can thrive and deliver outstanding results for our clients.”
“As their employees attest, the companies named to this year’s Best Places to Work list demonstrate a commitment to building and maintaining a strong workplace culture,’’ said P&I Editor-in-Chief Julie Tatge. “In doing so, they’re helping their employees, clients and their businesses succeed.’’
Pensions & Investments partnered with Workforce Research Group, a research firm specializing in identifying great places to work, to conduct a two-part survey process of employers and their employees.
The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company's workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately
For a complete list of the 2025 Pensions & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management winners and profiles of the top firms across size categories, go to http://www.pionline.com/BPTW2025
About StepStone Group
StepStone Group Inc. (Nasdaq: STEP) is a global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions and advisory and data services to its clients. As of September 30, 2025, StepStone was responsible for approximately
About Pensions & Investments
Pensions & Investments, owned by Crain Communications Inc., is the 52-year-old global news source of money management and institutional investing. P&I is written for executives at defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans, endowments, foundations, and sovereign wealth funds, as well as those at investment management and other investment-related firms. Pensions & Investments provides timely and incisive coverage of events affecting the money management and retirement businesses. Visit us at www.pionline.com.
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