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Ball State Increases Hedge Fund Exposure, Names New CIO
The $250 million Ball State University Foundation has dialed down its fixed-income exposure and
03.27.08
Drake Completes Manager Searches
The $153 million Drake University endowment recently hired long/short hedge fund, real asset and
03.27.08
Nevada To Pick Absolute FoF; Rebalances Portfolio
The $200 million Nevada System of Higher Education will select and hire an absolute return
03.27.08
Alexandria Eyes Consolidating P&F Pension, Disability Plans
The City of Alexandria (Va.) is looking into ways to consolidate its $125 million Police & Fire
03.26.08
Md. County To Issue Commodities RFI; Hires Absolute Return Firms
The $2.3 billion Montgomery County (Md.) Employees Retirement System will issue an RFI for
03.25.08
Arizona Hires DeAM
The $28.5 billion Arizona State Retirement System hired Deutsche Asset Management to handle $500
03.25.08
Kentucky’s New Consultant Will Review Policy, Assets
The $936 million University of Kentucky endowment will be performing an asset allocation study and
03.25.08
Mass. Plan Readying Int"l Equity RFP; Private Equity Next
The $360 million Brockton (Mass.) Contributory Retirement System will begin searching for an
03.24.08
Oklahoma Fire Names Fund-of-Funds Finalists
The $1.9 billion Oklahoma Firefighters Pension & Retirement System selected four finalists for its
03.24.08
Conn. Fund Hires NEPC; Alts. Searches Planned
The $26 billion Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds has selected New England Pension
03.20.08