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Maryland Considers Biotech Pension Bill

March 12, 2010 - A new bill in Maryland’s state legislature may require the roughly $32 billion State Retirement and Pension System (SRPS) to invest nearly $50 million over a five-year span in bioscience, information, medical and medical ...

Texas Muni. Nears Director Decision

March 11, 2010 - The roughly $15.6 billion Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) is expected to select its new executive director and permanently fill a gap left by Eric Henry, its former executive director and CIO, who resigned last year. In August ...

Altrius Capital to Pursue Institutional Investors

March 10, 2010 - Altrius Capital Management launched an institutional investing division at the start of the year, an official at the 12-year old firm told IMW. Gian Russo, has been brought on to help the New Bern, N.C.-based firm break ground in...

Former CIO of New York Common Fund Pleads Guilty

March 10, 2010 - As New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s investigation into the previous fraudulent inner-workings of the Office of the New York State Comptroller (OSC) inches forward, today’s guilty plea by former CIO David Loglisci ...

Maylor to Head Essex Retirement System

March 9, 2010 - The Massachusetts Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (PERAC) has selected a Swampscott Town Administrator to assume board chairmanship duties for the Essex Regional Retirement Board (ERRB) ...

FDIC Asks Public Funds to Buy Distressed Assets

March 8, 2010 - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is looking to market distressed bank holdings to U.S. public pension funds, numerous news outlets reported earlier today. According to sources familiar to the situation, ...

Mass. Senators Back PERAC

March 5, 2010 - Thanks to the advent of two new legislative bills, the Massachusetts Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (PERAC) may have some political company in its attempts to remove Timothy Bassett as the ...

West Virginia Plan Loses Director

March 4, 2010 - After more than four years of service to the West Virginia Consolidated Public Retirement Board (CPRB), Executive Director Anne Lambright will be stepping down, citing health reasons. During yesterday’s CPRB meeting, Lambright ...

West Virginia Looks for Alts Pro

March 3, 2010 - The West Virginia Investment Management Board (WVIMB) is looking to add an alternative investment analyst to its staffing roster. A recent posting on the state’s investment agency Web site indicates that the new staffer will ...

Ohio PERS Takes Issue with Permira over Hugo Boss

March 3, 2010 - The $68 billion Ohio Public Employees’ Retirement System (OPERS) joined the revolt of its fellow Ohioans yesterday after it voiced “concerns” regarding the April 27 closure of a local Hugo Boss plant and its investments with the ...

Bill Could Revise Florida SBA Board

March 2, 2010 - A new bill currently being discussed in Florida’s state legislature could possibly remove the Attorney General from the State Board of Administration’s (SBA) three-member Board of Trustees. Senate Bill 650 “proposes an amendment ...

AIG Settles with Oregon Employee Fund

February 26, 2010 - The Oregon Public Employees’ Retirement Fund (OPERF), the state’s largest fund valued at $51.5 billion, will recoup $8 million of the $15 million in losses it suffered from ...

Jacksha to Return to New Mexico ERB

February 26, 2010 - New Mexico Interim State Investment Officer (SIO) Bob Jacksha will step down from his post at the State Investment Council (SIC) and resume his previous duties at the Educational ...

Evercore Builds Out Fund Placement Biz

February 25, 2010 - Evercore Partners, the listed, New York-based investment bank, will absorb the fund placement unit belonging to Neuberger Berman. Evercore’s buy of the Neuberger Berman asset will result in its integration into the investment ...

TCW’s Fee Offer is One Some Investors Can’t Refuse

February 23, 2010 - Despite losing nearly $1.3 billion worth of business for two of its institutional distressed debt funds, The TCW Group is looking at a measure to cut fees and retain clients for the funds as the glass being more than half full. Previously, ...