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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 ...

Connecticut Considers Three for Growth Mandate

August 13, 2010 - Connecticut State Treasurer Denise Nappier could possibly make a decision on who will manage $200 million in a small/mid-cap growth mandate for the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF) very soon, Christine Shaw ...

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 ...

WSIB Looks for Real Estate Advice

August 12, 2010 - The Washington State Investment Board (WSIB) has put a RFQQ out on the market for an advisor to assist with its real estate investment program. Additionally, the Board is seeking a firm to provide back office support for its real estate ...

New Mexico Gets Down to Core-Plus

August 11, 2010 - The New Mexico Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) will kick off its search for fixed-income managers tomorrow, CIO Joelle Mevi said. In June, Mevi told IMW that the Santa Fe plan would launch a search for a core-plus manager ...

Wyoming to Make GTAA Foray

August 11, 2010 - The Wyoming Retirement System (WRS) has launched a search for managers to oversee global tactical asset allocation strategies, (GTAA), IMW has learned. The RFP, which was issued Aug. 9 notes that the fund is seeking global tactical asset ...

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 ...

Wallingford Mulls Taking OFI Off Roster

August 10, 2010 - The roughly $114 million Wallingford Town Retirement System is currently considering the termination of OFI Institutional Asset Management from its $60 million mandate due to future impending staffing changes at the Oppenheimer Funds subsidiary. At a ...

Los Angeles 911 Delays FIS Decision

August 6, 2010 - The Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions (LAFPP) has stalled on a decision to remove FIS Group from its manager roster, IMW learned today. At an Aug. 5 meeting, the LAFPP Board discussed terminating the Philadelphia- and Chicago ...

Imperial County to Review Allocations

August 5, 2010 - The Imperial County Employees’ Retirement System (ICERS) has asked its consultant to present an asset allocation study to the Board this month, according to recently released minutes of the plan’s July 22 meeting. The California-based ...

Massachusetts Utility Rolls Outs Real Estate Search

August 3, 2010 - The roughly $250 million Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA) Retirement System is searching the market for new real estate investment management firms, its consultant, NEPC, said last week. According to a July 30 posting ...

PRIM Names New Director, Winds Down Search

August 3, 2010 - In addition to the widely publicized appointment of its new Executive Director Michael Trotsky today, the Pension Reserves Investment Management (PRIM) staff said that it could possibly name finalists in a search for a core real ...

Los Angeles 911 to Discuss FIS Group

August 3, 2010 - The Los Angeles Fire Police Pensions (LAFPP) will consider removing FIS Group from a manager of emerging managers account at a meeting this week, prompted by a key personnel change at the Philadelphia- and Chicago-based firm. In a ...

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 ...

Texas Perm Fund Reworks Portfolio

August 2, 2010 - The Texas Permanent School Fund (TPSF) has tweaked and fine-tuned its strategic asset allocation plan, IMW has learned. The changes were approved at a July 23 State Board of Education meeting, and resulted in equity decreasing ...