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International Equity

Ventura County Continues to Monitor Manager

August 13, 2010 - Acadian Asset Management will keep its spot on the watch list at the Ventura County Employees’ Retirement Association (VCERA), the Board decided at a recent meeting. The fund began keeping closer eye on the Boston-based ...

SFERS Closes in On Small-Cap Hire

August 12, 2010 - The nearly $13 billion San Francisco City and County Employees’ System (SFERS) will interview five firms next week as semi-finalists in its search for an international small-cap equity manager, David Kushner, CIO at the system, confirmed ...

Illinois TRS Awards International Mandates

August 6, 2010 - The roughly $33.7 billion Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois (TRS) Board of Trustees handed out nearly $700 million in new international equity commitments to Aberdeen Asset Management and Northern Trust Global Investments ...

City of Fresno Keeping Tabs on Manager

August 3, 2010 - The Investment Committee for the City of Fresno Retirement Systems (CFRS) will discuss its relationship with international equity firm Acadian Asset Management tomorrow. The talks stem from the manager’s June announcement of ...

New York TRS Hands Out Mandates

August 3, 2010 - The roughly $68 billion New York State Teachers’ Retirement System (NYSTRS), the Empire States’ second largest public pension fund, has had a very busy summer. The plan awarded nearly a half billion in new commitments at its July 28 ...

New Hampshire Changes Int'l Equity Parameters

July 28, 2010 - The New Hampshire Retirement System (NHRS) Board of Trustees approved new asset allocation policy targets and ranges that would combine international and global equity, and develop long-term goals for the plan. In a presentation ...

New Haven Continues to Mull Fate of Manager

July 27, 2010 - The City of New Haven Employees’ Retirement Fund Board discussed the underperformance of Artio Global Management at its most recent meeting and could possibly decide the fate of the manager this fall. Last week, the Connecticut-based ...

Louisiana SERS Wraps Small-Cap Search

July 26, 2010 - The roughly $7.9 billion Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System (LASERS) Board of Trustees have chosen Pyramis Global Advisors to manage $150 million within its international small-cap portfolio, system CIO Bobby Beale told IMW. The Baton ...

Tulare County Closing In on Consultant Decision

July 26, 2010 - The Tulare County Employees’ Retirement Association (TCERA) is currently reviewing six firms as potential investment advisors for the plan’s roughly $900 million portfolio, Dave Kehler, administrator at the fund said today. In ...

Illinois Muni. Deletes Managers from Roster

July 23, 2010 - The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund’s (IMRF) Board of Trustees could possibly issue a new search for an international small-cap equity manager in the near term following its verdict today to terminate both AXA Rosenberg Investment Management, along with domestic manager Copper Rock Capital Partners, Linda Horrell, communications manager ...

Sonoma County Could Review Equity Firms

July 23, 2010 - The $1.35 billion Sonoma County Employees’ Retirement Association (SCERA) may begin researching equity managers to compare to one of its incumbents, Capital Guardian, IMW has learned. Last month, the investment committee ...

Gotham City Funds Split with Acadian

July 22, 2010 - International equity firm Acadian Asset Management was terminated from its nearly $646 million contract with three New York City pension funds earlier in the year, the New York City’s Comptroller’s office confirmed today. In ...

Nevada Makes Equity Hire

July 22, 2010 - The Nevada Public Employees’ Retirement System (NVPERS) has named a new addition to its international equity roster, Investment Officer Ken Lambert told IMW in an email today. Manning and Nappier Advisors, headquartered in ...

Oklahoma Teachers’ Still Keeping Tabs on Manager

July 21, 2010 - Capital Guardian will continue to hold its spot on the watch list at the Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System (OTRS) at least until the end of the year. The San Francisco-based firm manages an international equity account at the ...

Marin County Cuts Back on Market Neutral

July 20, 2010 - The Marin County Employees’ Retirement Association (MCERA) recently made revisions to its market neutral equity program, IMW has learned. First off, the roughly $1 billion California plan will slash its exposure to the investments from ...