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Fresno County Preps Replacement Search

September 2, 2010 - On the heels of its decision to terminate international equity manager Franklin Templeton, the Fresno County Employees’ Retirement Association (FCERA) will now work with its consultant to replace the firm. On Wednesday, FCERA ...

Franklin Templeton Topic of Talks in Fresno County

September 1, 2010 - Investment consultant Wurts & Associates has recommended that the Fresno County Employees’ Retirement Association (FCERA) terminate one of its equity managers. In an Aug, 26 memo to the Board, the firm suggested that ...

Invesco Discussed at Los Angeles Utility

August 31, 2010 - A high level organizational change at Invesco has landed the firm on the radar screen at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Retirement Plan. At an Aug. 25 meeting, the Board discussed the departure of Invesco’s ...

Ohio Guns & Hoses Terminates Acadian, Plans New Search

August 26, 2010 - As a result of a new non-U.S. equity structure allocation revision, the roughly $10.3 billion Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund (OP&F) Board of Trustees decided to let go of Acadian Asset Management to make room for a new small-cap ...

Sonoma Moves Farmland Search Along

August 26, 2010 - The Sonoma County Employees’ Retirement Association (SCERA) could fund its new 3% allocation to farmland investments next month. In June, IMW reported that the California system had approved adding the asset class to its real estate ...

Kentucky Completes Liability Study, Shifts Allocations

August 20, 2010 - The nearly $12.9 billion Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS) approved changes to its asset allocation targets yesterday that will effectively “reduce risk” for the Frankfort-based employees retirement plan, Mike Burnside, KRS executive director ...

Nebraska Investment Council Could Go Global

August 19, 2010 - While the asset studies conducted by the $13.6 billion Nebraska Investment Council (NIC) on the state’s defined benefit and cash balance benefit plans have left allocation targets unscathed, talks have now moved to exploring the addition ...

Contra Costa to Meet with Global Equity Finalists

August 18, 2010 - The Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Association (CCCERA) is on the brink of hiring a firm to invest in a global low volatility equity strategy on its behalf. CCCERA began considering the investment at the start of year ...

Boulder Foundation Scours Local Waters for Investment Services

August 16, 2010 - The Community Foundation serving Boulder County, Colo. is looking for a new investment management firm to advise nearly $17 million of its assets moving forward. The search, which was launched at the end of last month ...

QS Investors Gains Independence

August 11, 2010 - Former Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) subsidiary QS Investors, LLC will now operate as an independent investment management and advisory firm for institutional investors, the New York-based firm said today. QS Investors, one of ...

Equity Analyst Joins M.D. Sass

August 5, 2010 - M.D. Sass, a New York-based diversified investment management firm, has added Jason Rapp as a new VP and senior analyst to its equity team. Rapp, who joins the 38-year old firm after most recently serving as a senior analyst ...

Maxim Group Continues Institutional Expansion

August 4, 2010 - Maxim Group has named four industry veterans to assist the New York-based investment banking firm as it builds out its institutional sales and trading group...

Morgan Joseph Gains Equity Pros

August 3, 2010 - Morgan Joseph, a New York City headquartered full service investment bank, has added four new managing directors to its institutional equity marketing group. The new coterie of investment pros include J. Sherman Bartley and ...

MFC Adds Tech Expertise to Team

July 29, 2010 - Dana Cease has joined the Intrinsic Value Team at MFC Global Investment Management, the Boston-based Manulife Financial Corporation subsidiary said today. Cease, whose appointment was effective July 26, reports to ...

Evercore Puts New Research Group Together

July 26, 2010 - Evercore Partners announced today that it has begun to roll out a new equities research group that will focus on telecommunications, media and technology and financial industries.