Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has hired Pradeep Ramamurthy as co-head of investor relations.

Dan Bienvenue has assumed the role of deputy cio of the total portfolio at the $369.2 billion California Public Employees’ Retirement System.

Firms that track DB plan funded status offer considerations for plan sponsors and note that how sponsors position themselves will determine future costs and contributions.

A California hedge fund run by a Pacific Investment Management Co. veteran gained 10-fold in March, rewarding investors who bought its “tail risk” protection against a market collapse.

A pension plan in the Pacific Northwest will spend more time looking at distressed strategies within the credit space.

A Southwestern transportation authority has issued an investment advisory services RFP on behalf of its retirement plans.