International Equity

Merced County Makes EME Search Progress

February 1, 2012 - The Merced County Employees’ Retirement Association (MCERA) has made headway in its search for a firm to oversee emerging markets equity investments on behalf of the plan...

Delaware PERS Acts on Credit Fears

January 31, 2012 - Fears of the detrimental effects of credit exposure in the current market have forced the Delaware Public Employees’ Retirement System (DPERS) to remand assets from its fixed-income managers...

San Jose 911 Hears Portfolio Advice

January 30, 2012 - The San Jose Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) Board of Trustees received a recommendation on potential new investment targets during a recently held meeting...

San Jose City Fund Finalizes Targets

January 27, 2012 - The San Jose Federated City Employees’ Retirement System has increased its target to alternatives at the expense of two of its other asset classes, IMMP has learned...

NYSTRS Takes Internal Global Equity Steps

January 27, 2012 - Under mandate from its Board, the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System (NYSTRS) has put aside nearly a half billion dollars to be managed by internal investment staff...

San Mateo Secures Small-Cap Manager

January 26, 2012 - The San Mateo County Employees’ Retirement Association (SamCERA) closed out 2011 by wrapping its search for a small-cap international equity manager...

Los Angeles Utility Plan to Discuss Real Assets

January 24, 2012 - The $8 billion Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Employees’ Retirement Plan’s (WPERP) will continue to sketch out a new portfolio structure for its real return asset class during a special Board meeting Wednesday...

K.C. Police Question GE Asset Management

January 24, 2012 - International and emerging market teams at an underperforming manager received the third degree recently from DeMarche Associates, the investment consultant for the Kansas City Police Employees’ Retirement System (KCPERS), new documents state.

LACERS to Discuss Equity Manager’s Removal

January 23, 2012 - The Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System’s (LACERS) roster could look a tad bit leaner following its Board meeting Tuesday...

New Haven Bolsters International Equity Weighting

January 23, 2012 - The City of New Haven Employees’ Retirement Fund Board decided last week to strategically place a portion of its more than $160 million portfolio into specific asset classes that will “make money this year,” this according to recent fund documents...

Bayou Firefighters’ Managers Bankruptcy Plagued

January 20, 2012 - While two discussions centered on bonds and real estate opportunities were tabled, the nearly $1.1 billion Firefighters’ Retirement System of Louisiana (FRS) Board of Trustees did not bat on eye when it decided last month to siphon assets from a money manager whose funds were now defunct...

Sacramento County Green Lights Overhaul of Equities

January 20, 2012 - Board members for the Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System (SCERS) have approved a proposed manager structure for its international and domestic equity classes...

Los Angeles 911 Changes Small-Cap Course

January 18, 2012 - The roughly $14.5 billion Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions (LAFPP) has tweaked its mandate for an international small-cap equity manager...

Emerging Markets Makes the Grade in Merced County

January 13, 2012 - The Board of Trustees for the Merced County Employees’ Retirement Association (MCERA) has given the go-ahead for a search in the emerging markets equity space...

Tulare County Inches Closer to Value Hire

January 12, 2012 - The Tulare County Employees’ Retirement Association (TCERA) is considering three firms to potentially oversee a value equity mandate at the plan...