Mandate Pipeline

Cincinnati System Hedges into HFOF Benefits

Feb 3, 2012 – Marquette Associates, the investment consultant for the City of Cincinnati Retirement System (CRS), entertained a discussion yesterday on the prospects of differing types of hedge fund products...

U.S. Bank Acquires Union Bank’s Retirement Plan and RIA Institutional Trust Biz

Feb 3, 2012 – U.S. Bank has acquired the units of Union Bank’s institutional trust business that focus on retirement plans, labor management trusts, and registered investment advisors, U.S. Bank’s parent, U.S. Bancorp, announced late Wednesday...

Global Turmoil Hits Tar Heel State Pension Fund

Feb 3, 2012 – Middle Eastern conflict and the European debt crisis seemed to have had a lasting impact on the funds available within the Raleigh, N.C.-based pension portfolio managed by the North Carolina State Treasury...

Pyramis Global CIO Chin Wears Many Hats

Feb 3, 2012 – The CIO for Pyramis Global Advisors is taking on a new position as the leader of the Fidelity Investments Company’s global public sector management team; the executive move occurs as the prior head has opted for a change of scenery, the firm’s Canadian arm said this morning.

CalSTRS Adjusts Return Assumption

Feb 3, 2012 – CalSTRS has lowered its investment return assumption from 7.75% to 7.5%, the second largest pension fund in the nation revealed Thursday...

Kern County Considers Clifton Group

Feb 3, 2012 – The Kern County Employees’ Retirement Association (KCERA) is planning to hire a cash overlay manager when it meets next Wednesday...

Segal Advisors Rounds Up Rogerscasey

Feb 3, 2012 – Following much industry speculation for the transaction, Segal Advisors confirmed today that Darien, Conn.-based Rogerscasey will now be part of The Segal Company’s investment consultancy business...

Investment Expertise added to Marin County Board

Feb 3, 2012 – The Marin County Employees’ Retirement Association (MCERA) has added a new Board member with previous investment experience...

Missouri University Schedules Bond, Derivatives Action

Feb 2, 2012 – The University of Missouri (UM) Board of Curators, the decisive body for the institution’s endowment and retirement funds, is slated to push through two new measures this week that will help its bond and debt investment efforts...

California Plan Lines Up Real Assets Talks

Feb 2, 2012 – The Board of Trustees at the Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Association (CCCERA) will be schooled on a new asset class this month, fund documents indicate...

Illinois Reforms Get Push

Feb 2, 2012 – Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn called for legislative action this year on pension and Medicaid reforms to stabilize the state’s fiscal house but offered few details on how to accomplish that goal in his state of the state address Wednesday during which he rolled out plans for new tax credits and more education spending...

Chicago Cops Begin Real Estate Suspect Canvassing

Feb 2, 2012 – The Retirement Board of the Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago (PABF) said today that it has opened up a new opportunity for real estate investment managers...

Santa Barbara to Bring in Advisor Finalists

Feb 2, 2012 – The roughly $2 billion Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement System (SBCERS) is considering four firms, including the incumbent, for an investment consulting contract at the system...

P-Solve Solvates into Retirement Conglomeration

Feb 2, 2012 – Two retirement plan and fiduciary consultants based in the Commonwealth have merged to form P-Solve Cassidy, a new announcement states.

Anne Arundel County Airs Concerns Over Buckhead Capital

Feb 2, 2012 – An investment management performance review offered to the roughly $1.2 billion Anne Arundel County Retirement and Pension System Board of Trustees late last year has forced the plan’s consultant NEPC to keep tabs on Buckhead Capital.