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Odds & Ends - March 3, 2009

April 3, 2009 - *Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) will be making some changes in the next month. Mark Carhart and Ray Iwanowski, managing directors and co-heads of the firm's Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) team are retiring, as well as Giorgio De Santis managing director and co-head of QIS research. Katinka Domotorffy will take over the CIO role for the quant unit and serve as head of QIS, while Bill Fallon will take over as head of macro research…

Odds & Ends - March 27, 2009

March 27, 2009 - *Carla McGuire has been named principal of outsourced CIO services at Hammond Associates. She will retain her current role of CIO at DePauw University, while also taking on clients for Hammond. McGuire has been CIO at the university since 2003. *Brent Barrie has been appointed CEO at SEAMARK Asset Management. Barrie has been with SEAMARK since 2001, and has served as the firm's COO since February 2008. *Larch Lane Advisors has named Peter Brady director…

Odds & Ends - March 20, 2009

March 20, 2009 - *The $7 billion Maine Public Employees Retirement System has named Sandra Matheson as executive director, effective April 1. She takes over from John Milazzo, the plan's deputy CEO and general counsel, who has filled the position in the interim since Gail Drake Wright retired in February. Matheson currently serves as director of Washington's Department of Retirement Systems (DRS), which oversees $51 billion, and she sits on the $75 billion Washington State Investment Board. Steve Hill,…

Odds & Ends - March 13, 2009

March 13, 2009 - *Rockefeller & Co. has named Jon Pratt as managing director for institutional relationships. Pratt will report to James McDonald, CEO and president of the firm. Prior to joining Rockefeller, Pratt was a managing director and head of Asia-Pacific debt origination at Merrill Lynch. *OppenheimerFunds has named Krishna Memani as a senior VP and head of the firm's high-grade fixed-income team. Before joining OppenheimerFunds, Memani was a managing director and head of Deutsche Bank's U.S. and European…

Odds & Ends - March 6, 2009

March 6, 2009 - *Janet Christensen has joined NewOak Capital as managing director of marketing to institutional clients. She was co-founder of Tegris, a firm specializing in M&A and asset management, before joining the firm. Previously she served as chief of staff to Stephen Scharzman, CEO of the Blackstone Group. *The $36.6 billion Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) has named David Bomberger as its new deputy CIO, where he will provide additional oversight for PERA's investment operations. Prior to…

Odds & Ends - February 27, 2009

February 27, 2009 - *Richard Ketchum has been named CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), effective March 16. He will retain his current responsibilities as chairman of FINRA and head of NYSE regulation. Ketchum replaces Mary Schapiro, who resigned to take over as chairwoman of the SEC. *Rob Smyth, founding partner and chief investment strategist at Riverfront Investment Group has been named chairman of the investment advisory committee for the $41 billion Virginia Retirement System. Smyth takes the…

Odds & Ends - February 20, 2009

February 20, 2009 - *Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) have named Suzanne Donohoe as managing director and global head of the firm's client and partner group, a new position in which she will focus on client relationships and fundraising. Donohoe will report to the head of KKR's global capital and asset management group, Scott Nuttall. Prior to joining KKR, Donohoe was head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management International. *John Anderson is joining Gartmore Investment Management as head…

Odds & Ends - February 13, 2009

February 13, 2009 - *Brian King has been named public equity investment officer at the $9.6 billion Kansas Public Employees' Retirement System. King was previously KPERS' public markets investment analyst. Hudepohl & Associates assisted with the search. *Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo (GMO) has hired Marc Mayer as the firm's first ever CEO, a position he will assume in March. Prior to joining GMO, Mayer was an executive VP and CIO for AllianceBernstein's asset allocation group. Mayer's responsibilities with AllianceBernstein…

Odds & Ends - February 6, 2009

February 6, 2009 - * Harris Investment Management has named Barry McInerney president and CEO, effective Feb. 9. He replaces William Leszinske, who is...

Fred Alger on Hot Seat at LA Utility

December 4, 2006 - The Los Angeles Water and Power Retirement Plan could soon place Fred Alger Management on watch...

Illinois Teachers' Preps Equity Search

November 3, 2006 - The $36.5 billion Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) of Illinois will launch a search for an international equity manager

Ohio PERS Names New Director

September 25, 2006 - Christopher DeRose has been named executive director of the $73 billion Ohio Public Employees' Retirement System...

CIO at Houston Muni. to Retire

September 20, 2006 - Neal Wallach, CIO of the $1.4 billion Houston Municipal Employees' Pension System, will retire at the end of the month...

RCM Hires for Public Funds

September 14, 2006 - Victoria Grissom has joined RCM as the head of public funds sales, confirmed an official at the firm.

NYC Deputy Comptroller Resigns

September 6, 2006 - Horatio Sparkes, deputy comptroller of pensions for the City of New York, will soon part ways with the fund...