http://moneymanagementletter.com/RSS.aspx?FeedID=254©2010 Compliance Reporter60SearchesThe following directory includes search and hire activity from news and information service iisearches for the two weeks ending Wednesday, Sept. 1. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2661391/Search-and-Hire-Directory-September-6-2010.aspxFri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $167 million Taunton (Mass.) Contributory Retirement System has tapped Jackson, Miss.’s Molpus Woodlands Group, Hancock Timber Resource Group of Boston and Atlanta’s Timbervest as finalists for a $8.5 million timber mandate. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2661252/Taunton-Chooses-Timber-Finalists.aspxThu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $12 million City of Sanford (Fla.) Firefighters’ Pension Fund has issued a request for proposals for an international equity manager in an effort to achieve higher returns from active management, according to fund documents.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2660476/Fla-Fund-Seeks-Intl-Manager.aspxWed, 01 Sep 2010 21:43:56 GMTThe $37.6 million Cheltenham Township Pension Board will discuss a foray into commodities at a meeting in November as part of a new asset allocation plan.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2660470/Pa-Township-to-Discuss-Commodities.aspxWed, 01 Sep 2010 21:40:37 GMTThe $309 million Pittsburgh Municipal Fund Trust has decided to extend its use of futures to its $140 million equity portfolio.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2658563/Pittsburgh-To-Use-Futures-In-Equity-Portfolio.aspxFri, 27 Aug 2010 21:03:34 GMTThe $372 million Louisiana State Police Retirement System has hired Prisma Capital Partners to replace hedge fund manager Union Bancaire Privee, which was terminated in the second quarter due to investment exposure to Bernard Madoff and organizational issues.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2658543/Louisiana-Replaces-UBP-With-Prisma.aspxFri, 27 Aug 2010 19:24:40 GMTThe Virginia Retirement System (VRS) has added two real estate managers to its roster.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2657854/Virginia-Makes-Real-Estate-Commitments.aspxThu, 26 Aug 2010 21:20:29 GMTThe $2.91 billion Vermont Pension Investment Committee has allocated 5% of its portfolio to fund-of-hedge funds, and will divide the approximately $145 million mandate between Grosvenor Capital Management, Permal Investment Management Services and GAM USA.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2657052/Vermont-Makes-Hedge-Fund-Commitments.aspxWed, 25 Aug 2010 21:56:20 GMTThe $73 million City of Lakeland (Fla.) Police Officers' Retirement System has hired managers for its domestic all-cap value and real estate portfolios. It also plans to interview three firms for a $4 million international equity brief, according to consultant Mike Welker of The Bogdahn Group. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2656381/Lakeland-Police-Commit-To-RE-US-Equity-Mulling-Intl-Hire.aspxTue, 24 Aug 2010 21:48:03 GMTThe $416 million Knoxville City Employees Pension Fund hired four managers as part of a portfolio restructuring. Eagle Capital Management will receive $34 million for large-cap value and CastleArk Management will get $34 million for large-cap growth. Blackstone Alternative Asset Management will run a $10 million hedge fund of funds and Tortoise Capital Advisors will invest $20 million in a real-asset-based master limited partnership. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2655592/Knoxville-Hires-Four-Managers.aspxMon, 23 Aug 2010 20:29:41 GMTThe $1.8 billion Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County pension fund’s investment committee has approved the hire of three real estate managers, four distressed debt managers and two long/short managers. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2654768/Nashville-Approves-Nine-Manager-Hires.aspxFri, 20 Aug 2010 17:41:12 GMThttp://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2654630/Search-and-Hire-Directory.aspxFri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe Nebraska Investment Council has made a new core open ended real estate commitment for its $7 billion defined benefit plan. The Cornerstone Patriot Fund won a $50 million mandate, putting the fund’s real estate exposure at 4%.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2654099/Nebraska-Hires-Cornerstone.aspxThu, 19 Aug 2010 18:24:31 GMTWuThe $7.4 billion San Diego County Employees Retirement System is expected to consider splitting $400 million between a core duration match fixed-income account run by Austin, Texas-based Hoisington Investment Management and a high-yield bond separate account managed by Los Angeles’ Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management at its Aug. 19 meeting.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2653517/San-Diego-Eyes-Managers-In-High-Yield-Shakeup.aspxWed, 18 Aug 2010 18:30:18 GMTThe City of Miami General Employees’ and Sanitation Employees’ Retirement Trust has upped the ceiling for international equities to 15% from 10% of the $535 million portfolio.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2652813/Miami-GESE-Raises-International-Ceiling.aspxTue, 17 Aug 2010 20:22:58 GMTThe $353 million Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund has tapped Santa Monica’s Wilshire Associates as its general consultant. Wilshire was chosen over both New York-based Buck Consultants and incumbent Merrill Lynch. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2652165/Mariana-Islands-Hires-Wilshire.aspxMon, 16 Aug 2010 20:12:20 GMTThe $47 billion Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System has renewed its mandate with real estate consultant Courtland Partners, after it re-bid the firm’s contract in accordance with a regular schedule.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2651553/Pa-PSERS-Extends-Contract-with-RE-Consultant.aspxFri, 13 Aug 2010 20:15:08 GMTThe $72.7 billion State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) has hired five private equity managers and one real estate manager.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2649864/Wisconsin-Hires-Private-Equity-Managers.aspxWed, 11 Aug 2010 17:31:13 GMTThe 283.4 million City of Aurora (Colo.) General Employees Retirement Board voted to cut core bond manager Denver Investments’ $59.8 million mandate by $3.5 million and add that money to PIMCO’s $ 30.8 million core plus bonds portfolio.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2649061/Aurora-Increases-Core-Plus-Allocation.aspxTue, 10 Aug 2010 18:45:14 GMTThe $431 million City of Austin Police Retirement System approved a $5 million investment in a multi-strategy fund-of- hedge funds run by Boston-based Intercontinental Capital Management and an additional $3.5 million investment in CapitalSpring Franchise Equity Capital Partners III at its June meeting, according to fund documents. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2648308/Austin-Police-Funds-FOF-PE-Managers.aspxMon, 09 Aug 2010 22:24:49 GMTThe $375 million Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Retirement System has entered negotiations with Stone Harbor Investment Partners, concluding its search for a manager to handle $20 million in emerging market fixed income. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2647153/Alameda-Transit-Hires-Stone-Harbor.aspxFri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe following directory includes search and hire activity from news and information service iisearches for the two weeks ending Wednesday, Aug. 4. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2646951/Search-and-Hire-Directory-August-9-2010.aspxFri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $12.4 billion Los Angles Fire and Police Pension System will consider cutting Philadelphia-based FIS Group at its board meeting today due to organizational changes and poor investment performance.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2645869/LA-Fire-Sharpens-Axe-For-FIS.aspxThu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $4.8 billion New Hampshire Employees’ Retirement System has terminated two small-cap managers as it continues to restructure its domestic equity investments.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2645087/New-Hampshire-Drops-Small-Cap-Equity-Managers.aspxWed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $68 billion New York State Teachers Retirement System has tapped Philadelphia-based Aberdeen Asset Management to oversee an MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. international equity mandate valued at up to up to $250 million. The fund has also committed $50 million to the Cornerstone Patriot Fund, $75 million apiece to the Lone Star Real Estate Fund II and the Lone Star Fund VII, and roughly $47.7 million to the Inflexion 2010 Buyout Fund II. The fund also took San Francisco-based Progress Investment Management’s $500 million domestic small-cap equity mandate and rolled it into an all-cap domestic equity strategy. Progress will continue to manage the assets for one year. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2644910/NY-Teachers-Doles-Cash-To-Multiple-Managers.aspxWed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $2.95 billion Vermont Pension Investment Committee could be facing an eventful August, said Committee Chair Stephen Rauh. The plan will make the final decision on a hedge fund-of-funds commitment and potentially cut its assumed rate of return. It also plans to complete the funding of two of its equity index investments.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2645089/VPIC-Interviews-HFs-Re-Elects-Board.aspxWed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $10.6 billion New Mexico Public Employees Retirement System has hired Metropolitan West Asset Management and Dimensional Fund Advisors to manage $350 million in small-cap equities. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2643931/NMPERA-Taps-MetWest-and-Dimensional.aspxTue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2642315/Lakeland-Hires-For-Real-Estate.aspxFri, 30 Jul 2010 21:35:11 GMTThe $280 million Town of Greenwich (Conn.) Retirement Board has tapped Boston-based Loomis, Sayles & Co., New York’s Stone Harbor Investment Partners and Newport Beach, Calif.-housed PIMCO to run a fixed-income allocation of undisclosed size.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2641063/Greenwich-Hires-Fixed-Income-Trio.aspxThu, 29 Jul 2010 17:38:49 GMTThe $20 billion Iowa Public Employees Retirement System will consider changes to its asset allocation at its September 16 board meeting, as part of its annual review. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2640217/Iowa-Slates-Allocation-Review.aspxWed, 28 Jul 2010 22:06:00 GMTThe $1.7 billon Santa Barbara County Employees Retirement System is expected to select either BlackRock, Cutwater Asset Management or McDonnell Investment Management to run a $50 million intermediate government bond mandate at its July 28 meeting.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2640216/Santa-Barbara-Lines-Up-Govt-Bond-Finalists.aspxWed, 28 Jul 2010 22:05:57 GMTThe $104 million Pompano Beach General Employees Retirement System has hired Stralem & Company for a $12 million large-cap growth equity mandate. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2640019/Fla-Plan-Hires-Stralem-Cavanaugh-Macdonald.aspxWed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe Oregon State Treasury, which manages the state’s $50 billion public employee retirement fund as well as its common school and state accident insurance funds, is pressing two of its money managers to lower their fees.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2640164/Oregon-Pressures-Managers-For-Fee-Cuts.aspxWed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe San Mateo County Employees Retirement System is slated to discuss conducting an asset/liability study at its July 27 board meeting.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2639058/San-Mateo-Preps-AL-Study.aspxTue, 27 Jul 2010 19:27:55 GMTThe $9.7 billion Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System is slated to consider its 2010 strategic plan for its real estate portfolio at its July 27 meeting.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2639057/LACERS-Eyes-Real-Estate-Changes.aspxTue, 27 Jul 2010 19:27:54 GMTThe $4.8 billion New Hampshire Retirement System has folded its 5% global equity allocation into its 15% international allocation. The move resulted from a study conducted by the fund’s consultant, NEPC, which determined that using a global allocation gave too much weight to domestic equity.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2639055/New-Hampshire-Combines-Global-and-Intl-Equity.aspxTue, 27 Jul 2010 19:27:40 GMTRyder System, with $946 million in defined benefit assets, has contributed $2.5 million to its Canadian pension plan so far this year, and plans to add $2.5 million more by year’s end.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2639054/Ryder-Makes-Minimum-Contribution-To-Canadian-Plan.aspxTue, 27 Jul 2010 19:27:37 GMTThe $9.6 billion Arkansas Teachers Retirement System has changed investment guidelines for two of its equity managers.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2638122/Arkansas-Teachers-Changes-Manager-Guidelines.aspxMon, 26 Jul 2010 20:14:29 GMTThe $1.6 billion Denver Employees Retirement Plan tapped New York-based Prisma Capital Partners to run an $80 million hedge fund-of-funds mandate. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2638121/Denver-Picks-FOF-Manager.aspxMon, 26 Jul 2010 20:14:28 GMTThe $3.1 billion Chicago Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund’s consultant, Cambridge, Mass.-based NEPC, will conduct an asset/liability study for the fund in September.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2638119/Chicago-Police-Slates-AL-Study.aspxMon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $22.5 billion Nevada Public Employees Retirement System hired Manning & Napier Advisors to take charge of a $450 million international equity mandate, confirmed cio Ken Lambert.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2636428/Nevada-Taps-Manning-and-Napier.aspxFri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $13.3 billion New Mexico State Investment Council is looking for a hedge-fund-of-funds manager to oversee $150 million in investments. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2636430/New-Mexico-Seeks-Hedge-Fund-Manager.aspxFri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe following directory includes search and hire activity from news and information service iisearches for the two weeks ending Wednesday, July 21.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2636434/Search-and-Hire-Directory-July-27-2010.aspxFri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $22.5 billion Nevada Public Employees Retirement System hired Manning & Napier Advisors to take charge of a $450 million international equity mandatehttp://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2636249/Nevada-Taps-Manning-and-Napier.aspxThu, 22 Jul 2010 19:58:11 GMTThe $212 million Northampton (Pa.) County Employees Retirement Fund interviewed two potential investment consultant candidates on July 16 and will choose one in September.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2635261/Northampton-Pa-Interviews-Consultant-Candidates.aspxWed, 21 Jul 2010 17:36:31 GMTThe $1.63 billion Educational Employees’ Supplementary Retirement System of Fairfax County has committed $7.5 million each to mezzanine managers Audax Management Company and Newstone Capital Partners. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2633424/Va-County-Funds-PE-Moves-Domestic-REITs-Global.aspxMon, 19 Jul 2010 18:45:08 GMTThe $29 billion Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System has tapped Cambridge Associates as its private equity consultant.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2633423/Tennessee-Taps-Cambridge-For-PE.aspxMon, 19 Jul 2010 18:45:06 GMTThe $7.9 billion Orange County Employees Retirement System will meet to evaluate both its 2011 tactical business and multi-year strategic plans on Sept. 9, as part of its annual Strategic Planning workshophttp://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2632386/OCERS-Reviews-Strategic-Plan-Weighs-Risk.aspxFri, 16 Jul 2010 16:45:46 GMTThe $2.5 billion Kern County Employees Retirement Association has terminated AXA Rosenberg and Goldman Sachs Asset Management as equity and fixed-income managers, respectively, due to a recent reputational hit to one firm and poor performance by the other. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2631646/Kern-County-Fires-AXA-Goldman.aspxThu, 15 Jul 2010 20:19:24 GMTThe investment committee of the $4.9 billion Alameda County Employees Retirement Association has narrowed down its $170 million U.S. small-cap value search and plans to choose a firm at this week’s meeting. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2630755/Alameda-Prepares-For-Small-Cap-Value-Pick.aspxWed, 14 Jul 2010 19:47:44 GMTThe $5.1 billion Sacramento (Calif.) County Employee's Retirement System mulled hiring Philadelphia-based Mondrian Investment Partners to run a $50 million international developed markets small-cap equity portfolio at its July 15 meeting. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2630739/Sacramento-Closes-In-On-AXA-Replacement.aspxWed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $212 million Northampton (Pa.) County Employees Retirement Fund will interview two potential investment consultant candidates on July 16, after issuing a request for proposals last year and receiving proposals in late 2009.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2628877/Northampton-Pa-To-Interview-Consultant-Candidates.aspxMon, 12 Jul 2010 20:02:56 GMTThe following directory includes search and hire activity from news and information service iisearches for the two weeks ending Wednesday, July 7.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2627227/Search-and-Hire-Directory-July-12-2010.aspxFri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $4 billion Oakland Police & Fire Retirement System will interview three finalists in its search for a core bond manager. Bradford & Marzec, C.S. McKee or T. Rowe Price will take charge of a $45 million mandate after the fund meets with each manager in July and August. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2626785/Oakland-Picks-Finalists-for-Core-Bonds.aspxThu, 08 Jul 2010 16:24:21 GMTThe $1.6 billion Denver Employees Retirement Plan has awarded up to $37.5 million to Hancock Timber Resource Group’s Hancock Timberland Fund 10. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2626784/Denver-Taps-Timber.aspxThu, 08 Jul 2010 16:24:19 GMTThe $12 billion Kansas Public Employees Retirement System has awarded Harrison Street Real Estate Capital $30 million to be invested in its Harrison Street Real Estate Partners Fund III.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2626783/Kansas-Goes-With-Harrison-Real-Estate-Fund.aspxThu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe Cook County (Ill.) Annuity and Benefit Funds has halved Chicago-based Mesirow Financial’s $75 million small-cap value mandate and put the fund on watch,http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2625950/Cook-County-Slashes-Mesirow-Mandate.aspxWed, 07 Jul 2010 17:11:02 GMTThe $29.8 billion Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System hired Venrock Associates for a $25 million venture capital brief as the result of an opportunistic search for private equity managers. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2625208/Tennessee-Taps-Venrock-For-VC.aspxTue, 06 Jul 2010 19:29:35 GMTThe $220 million Essex (Mass.) Regional Retirement Board will elect new members to its board over the next four months. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2622935/Mass-Governor-Revamps-County-Retirement-Board.aspxThu, 01 Jul 2010 20:09:49 GMTThe $13 billion Illinois State Board of Investment (ISBI) has revised its securities lending policy to accept only Treasury securities and sovereign debt as collateral. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2622691/Illinois-Board-Revamps-Securities-Lending-Plan.aspxThu, 01 Jul 2010 16:42:14 GMTThe $20 billion Iowa Public Employees Retirement System has chosen BlackRock and Fischer, Francis, Trees & Watts to run $600 million in Treasury inflation-protected securities. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2619936/IPERS-Taps-Two-For-TIPS-Mandate.aspxMon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $7.9 billion Orange County (Calif.) Employees Retirement System (OCERS) rehired incumbent actuary, the Seattle (Wash.)-based Segal Company, for a five-year contract.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2619890/OCERS-Opts-To-Keep-Segal.aspxMon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $72.7 million State of Wisconsin Investment Board has terminated AEW Capital Management and Heitman from a combined $88 million REIT mandate. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2619240/SWIB-Cuts-Two-Managers-To-Go-Global.aspxFri, 25 Jun 2010 20:38:35 GMTThe $700 million Ohio State Highway Patrol Retirement System has selected four finalists in its search for a micro-cap manager for a $10 million brief.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2619237/Ohio-Highway-Patrol-Chooses-Four-Microcap-Finalists.aspxFri, 25 Jun 2010 20:03:37 GMTThe $6.8 billion Cook County (Ill.) Annuity & Benefit Funds has hired State Street Global Advisors to oversee a $300 million allocation to Treasury inflation-protected securities, according to fund documents. The fund also hired Franklin Templeton Investments and Mondrian Investment Partners to run a $180 million international small-cap mandate.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2619235/Cook-County-Picks-TIPS-International-Small-Cap-Managers.aspxFri, 25 Jun 2010 20:03:36 GMTThe $8.5 billion Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System is looking for a manager to run an open-ended core or core plus real estate mandate valued at as much as $850 million. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2618502/Oklahoma-Teachers-Moves-On-Real-Estate.aspxFri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $105 billion New York City Retirement Systems have issued a request for proposals for passive international and/or global equity managers to oversee its $1.6 billion in passive international equities. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2618503/NYC-Seeks-Passive-Global-Equity-Managers.aspxFri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $96.7 billion Teacher Retirement System of Texas chose Korn/Ferry International to seek a replacement for outgoing Executive Director Ronnie Jung at its June 17 meeting. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2618448/Texas-Teachers-Hires-KornFerry-For-Executive-Search.aspxFri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $7 billion San Diego County Employees Retirement Association has awarded BlackRock $115 million to invest in its Global Ascent Fund and $35 million for its Emerging Markets Macro Fund. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2618450/San-Diego-County-Taps-BlackRock.aspxFri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $1.6 billion Santa Barbara County (Calif.) Employees Retirement System is searching for managers to run $32 million in covered calls as well as a $30 million fund-of-hedge-funds mandate. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2619236/Santa-Barbara-Seeks-Covered-Calls-FOF-Managers.aspxFri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe following directory includes search and hire activity from news and information service iisearches for the two weeks ending Wednesday, June 23. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2618501/Search-and-Hire-Directory-June-28-2009.aspxFri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe board of trustees of the $35 billion Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association has approved new investment rules for its fixed-income portfolio, eliminating an investment policy that required any single investment to be at least $25 million and represent no more than 1% of the fund’s total assets.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2618049/Colorado-Removes-Fixed-Income-Investment-Restrictions.aspxThu, 24 Jun 2010 17:38:33 GMTThe $22.5 billion Nevada Public Employees Retirement System is looking to hire one of three firms for a $450 million international actively managed equity mandate.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2617322/Nevada-Narrows-Intl-Equity-Manager-Search.aspxWed, 23 Jun 2010 19:43:00 GMTThe $7 billion San Diego County Employees Retirement Association has awarded BlackRock $115 million to invest in its Global Ascent Fund and $35 million for its Emerging Markets Macro Fund. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2603557/San-Diego-County-Taps-BlackRock.aspxFri, 18 Jun 2010 18:38:35 GMTThe CAD31.1 billion Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan has been investing in high-yield bonds as a result of changing the way it measured credit risk during the market downturn, said Jim Keohane, the plan’s cio, speaking on a risk management panel at IMN’s Canada Cup of Investment Management conference in Toronto today. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2602600/Ontario-Pension-Plan-Changes-Fixed-Income-Perspective.aspxThu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $9.6 billion Arkansas Teachers Retirement System has invested $40 million with private equity fund Wellspring Capital Partners V.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2601739/ATRS-Commits-PE.aspxWed, 16 Jun 2010 20:16:07 GMTThe $160 million Stamford (Conn.) Classified Employees Retirement Fund has put Metropolitan West Asset Management on watch. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2596690/Stamford-Puts-Met-West-On-Watch.aspxTue, 15 Jun 2010 16:06:47 GMTThe $770 million San Luis Obispo County Pension Trust tapped Atlanta Capital Management to run a roughly $60 million small/mid-cap equity mandate previously managed by AXA Rosenberg. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2596546/San-Luis-Obispo-Hires-Equity-PE-Managers.aspxTue, 15 Jun 2010 14:55:51 GMTThe $24.7 billion Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System has tapped Artiman Ventures’ Artiman Ventures III, L.P. for a $20 million mandate. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2594692/Penn-State-Invests-In-Venture-Cap-Fund.aspxFri, 11 Jun 2010 19:52:47 GMTThe $132 billion New York Common Retirement Fund has terminated Vantage Consulting Group from a $31 million large-cap value account and awarded the money to three incumbent emerging managershttp://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2594690/NY-Common-Taps-Emerging-Managers.aspxFri, 11 Jun 2010 19:52:45 GMTThe $4.3 billion Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System has funded a $155 million international equity account managed by Artisan Partners.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2593633/APERS-Funds-Artisan-Intl-Equity.aspxThu, 10 Jun 2010 20:22:36 GMTThe $8.7 billion New Mexico Educational Retirement Board has tapped Lord Abbett & Co as a replacement for terminated small-cap value incumbent Rothschild Asset Managementhttp://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2593597/New-Mexico-Educational-Taps-Lord-Abbett.aspxThu, 10 Jun 2010 19:31:59 GMTThe Houston Municipal Employees Pension System has tapped Oaktree Capital Management for a $10 million mandate within its Oaktree Power Opportunities Fund III, L.P. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2592561/Divided-Board-Hires-Oaktree.aspxWed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe New Mexico State Investment Council, the New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association, the New Mexico Educational Retirement Board and the State Treasurer's Office have all tapped JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services as its custodian to oversee $40 billion in assets. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2592713/New-Mexico-Taps-JPMorgan-For-Custodial-Services.aspxWed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $826 million Arkansas Local Police & Fire Retirement System has awarded mandates to private equity funds Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts Mezzanine Partners (KKRMP) and Chickasaw Capital Management.http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2591433/Arkansas-Police-and-Fire-Hires-Chickasaw-KKR.aspxTue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe $6 billion Los Angeles Water and Power Employees Retirement Plan will vote on whether to remove Wells Capital Management and BlackRock from its watch list this month, according to fund documents. http://moneymanagementletter.com/Article/2591757/Blackrock-Wells-Capital-Face-LA-Water-Vote.aspxTue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT