Administrator/Record Keeper
Southwest City Hires Nationwide As Sole TPA

A city in the Southwest has consolidated its retirement plan administration through Nationwide.

08.05.19
Administrator/Record Keeper
Pa. Authority Hires Bundled Provider

A township in Pennsylvania has hired ICMA Retirement Corporation as its bundled provider.

08.05.19
Fixed-Income
Illinois Police Plan Terminates Bond Manager

Plan consolidated assets with existing intermediate fixed-income manager.

08.05.19
Searches And Hires
New England State Plan Posts Passive Fixed-Income RFP

A state plan in the Northeast issued its RFP seeking a passive short-term fixed-income manager today.

08.02.19
Searches And Hires
Mid-Atlantic County 457 Issues Plan Provider RFP

A Mid-Atlantic county deferred compensation plan issued an RFP in an effort to consolidate its service providers.

08.02.19
Real Estate
Calif. County Plan Discloses Private Commitments, HF Terminations

A large county pension fund on the West Coast disclosed recent investment transaction and hedge fund terminations.

08.01.19
GTAA
Northeast Pension Retains GTAA Manager

A pension fund in New England has concluded its GTAA manager search by retaining its incumbent.

07.31.19
In The News
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System Earns 6.46% on Investments in FY 2019

Baltimore, MD (July 31, 2019) — The Board of Trustees of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System today announced that its portfolio returned 6.46% percent, net of fees, on investments for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2019—falling short of the System’s 7.45% assumed actuarial return rate. The fund’s performance raised the system’s assets to $54.2 billion, an increase of $2.4 billion over last year.

07.31.19
In The News
Tennessee Pension Fund Investments In Marijuana Company Generates Smoke

NASHVILLE — In a state where many in the Republican-dominated government, including Gov. Bill Lee, oppose legalizing even medical marijuana, it turns out that Tennessee’s massive $52 billion retirement system stands to benefit from an investment it has in the soaring pot industry.

07.31.19
Searches And Hires
New England Plan Swaps EMD Managers

A pension fund in New England hired a new emerging market debt manager to replace Western Asset Management.

07.30.19