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Wolfe Research Names Investment Chair

February 8, 2010 – Wolfe Research has named Francois Trahan vice chairman and chief investment strategist, the independent Wall Street investment research boutique announced today.

• California Keeps Spotlight on Placement Agents
• Markstone Squares Up with New York Common Fund
• Hedge Funds Fall Slightly in January
• Toronto Manager Hires Equity Pro

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LAFPP Picks R.V. Kuhns

February 5, 2010 – A search for a general investment consultant has concluded at the Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions (LAFPP). At its meeting on Thursday, the board selected R.V. Kuhns & Associates to assist the plan with its investment portfolio ...

Fort Lauderdale Launches Replacement Search

February 4, 2010 – The roughly $300 million Fort Lauderdale General Employees’ Retirement System is looking for a new small-cap/smid-cap growth equity manager. According to the Feb. 4 posting, the 2,700-member system will invest $7-8 million in ...

Russellville Fire Fund Sticks with Merrill Departee

February 4, 2010 – The Arkansas-based Russellville Fire and Pension and Relief Fund Board has elected to retain its long-standing financial advisor John Turbeville despite his decision to leave his former company Merrill Lynch. Haskell Horton, Russellville Fire and ...

Small-Cap Value on the Way for Fresno County

February 4, 2010 – The Fresno County Employees’ Retirement Association (FCERA) will seek out small-cap value managers, Robert Peña confirmed to IMW today. At the California system’s meeting yesterday, consultant Wurts & Associates ...

Reliance Trust Stays True to Form

February 4, 2010 – Reliance Trust, an Atlanta, Ga.-based independent trust and full-service financial company, plans to “stick to its niches” for future sustainable growth, Anthony Guthrie, firm president and managing principal, told IMW. In a ...

Mass. PRIM Caps Manager Assets

February 3, 2010 – The trustees for the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (PRIM) approved a “manager sizing policy” yesterday that will “prudently protect the assets” of the $42.6 billion Pension Reserves Investment ...

William Blair Added to Oklahoma 911 Roster

February 3, 2010 – The Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System (OPPRS) has wrapped its search for a small-cap growth manager, said Steven Snyder, executive director at the $1.6 billion system. In October, the OPPRS issued an ...

Fort Worth Pursues Equity Firms

February 2, 2010 – The Fort Worth Employees’ Retirement Fund is currently conducting short list searches for large- and small/mid-cap domestic equity managers to oversee growth portfolios, Executive Director and CIO Ruth Ryerson told ...

As Some Competitors Hibernate, BNY Mellon Acquires

February 2, 2010 – While some banking companies continue to hoard capital, Bank of New York Mellon Corp.’s top executive said expansion remains its top priority. But some analysts said its latest deal is clearly a defensive move to box out Northern ...

Arkansas Teachers Plot 2010 Searches

February 2, 2010 – The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS) will look to infuse more than $400 million in real estate and private equity investments in 2010, Executive Director George Hopkins told IMW. In December, Hopkins said its investment ...

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