Mandate Wins

Kern County Considers Clifton Group

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

Cincinnati System Hedges into HFOF Benefits

February 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...

Missouri University Schedules Bond, Derivatives Action

February 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...

Northampton’s New Consultant Reviews Allocation

February 1, 2012 - The Pension Committee for Northampton Township’s municipal pension plans are expecting to keep their existing 10% allocation to alternatives moving forward...

Spokane ERS Swaps Out Managers

January 31, 2012 - Under the advisement of its investment consultant Hyas Group, the Spokane Employees’ Retirement System has removed a handful of managers from its portfolio...

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...

Texas Permanent Preps RFP, Hires for Real Estate

January 30, 2012 - The $22.8 billion Texas Permanent School Fund (TPSF) could be headed towards a makeover for its absolute return portfolio...

Ohio BWC Serves Up Active Bond Contracts

January 27, 2012 - Six managers have locked in long duration credit fixed-income contracts at the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC); the decision came after a prior recommendation to move a portion of its assets into the active realm...

Seattle City Adds Two to Manager Roster

January 27, 2012 - The Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System (SCERS) has hired new bond and covered calls managers to oversee assets at the plan...

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...

St. Louis City Likes Loomis for High Yield

January 27, 2012 - Loomis Sayles & Co. has been hired as the Employees Retirement System of the City of St. Louis’s new high yield investment manager, Richard Olliges, an accounting officer for the plan, confirmed...

MCM Escapes Vermont’s Watch List, Asset Talks Planned

January 27, 2012 - As the Vermont Pension Investment Committee (VPIC) gets its ducks in a row in preparation for next month’s asset allocation review, Mellon Capital Management (MCM) will no longer have to watch the proceedings from the plan’s penalty box...

Ohio Highway Cruises Toward Timber Picks

January 27, 2012 - The Ohio Highway Patrol Retirement System (HPRS) is one step closer to securing a manager to advise its timber portfolio after its Investment Committee chose three finalists Thursday...

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...

Ohio P&F Lays Out Private Market Goals, Secures Timberland Help

January 26, 2012 - In addition to making its first investment into the timber space, the Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund (OP&F) Board also green lighted a new 2012 investment plan for its more than $458 million private markets portfolio...