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Kern County Considers PanAgora

August 12, 2010 - The Kern County Employees’ Retirement Association (KCERA) was expected to approve the hiring of PanAgora Asset Management at its Investment Board meeting yesterday, according to the plan’s Web site. The firm will oversee an ...

San Bernardino Plans to Tap into REITS

August 10, 2010 - The $5 billion San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association (SBCERA) will be casting its rod into the REITs pond, IMW has learned. At an Aug. 9 meeting, the Board discussed its real estate and real assets structure with consultant ...

Fresno County Picks Systematic

August 6, 2010 - The $2.5 billion Fresno County Employees’ Retirement Association (FCERA) has selected Systematic Financial Management for a small-cap value equity mandate, wrapping a search initially approved in February. At that time, FCERA’s ...

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 ...

SWIB Follows Through with PE Plans

August 5, 2010 - The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) has kept a promise to increase its allocation to private equity this year, and has made nearly $300 million in new commitments to the vehicle over the past three months. In a quarterly private market ...

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 ...

Fort Worth ERF Eyes Schroders

August 2, 2010 - The Investment Committee for the Fort Worth Employees’ Retirement Fund has selected a firm to oversee its foray into commodities investments, according to the Texas-based plan’s Web site. Last September, the system ...

New Mexico PERA Makes Equity Additions

July 30, 2010 - The New Mexico Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) wrapped its search for a small-cap value manager yesterday with the selection of two firms, CIO Joelle Mevi told IMW today. Austin, Texas-based Dimensional Fund ...

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 ...

Austin Police Plan Allocates to HFoFs

July 23, 2010 - The City of Austin Police Retirement System (APRS) has made $15 million in new hedge fund of funds investments, the plan’s CEO Sampson Jordan said in a phone conversation with IMW today. At a meeting this week, the Board ...

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 ...

Dallas 911 Places More with Huff

July 20, 2010 - The Dallas Police and Fire Pension (DPFP) System gave the green light to a new investment earlier this month. At the plan’s July 8 Board meeting, the plan’s investment with W.R. Huff Asset Management Company was discussed. While ...

San Fran Adds More Alts

July 15, 2010 - The San Francisco City and County Employees’ System (SFERS) placed an additional $50 million in the market this week, David Kushner, CIO at the system confirmed in a phone conversation today. At its July 13 Board meeting ...

New Haven Goes with Glovista

July 15, 2010 - After months of flirting with a prospective investment with a new emerging markets small-cap manager, the nearly $164 million City of New Haven Employees’ Retirement Fund Board has made a decision. At its June 17 meeting ...

Kern County to Discuss Roster Changes

July 13, 2010 - The Kern County Employees’ Retirement Association (KCERA) could see a mix-up in its manager roster if it follows through with recommendations scheduled to be discussed at an Investment Board meeting tomorrow. At its ...