Extensive and timely coverage of the institutional industry.
The plan is looking to expand the team managing its absolute return hedge fund portfolio.
The district is seeking to “consolidate providers by implementing a single vendor or a dual vendor solution.”
The retirement fund also disclosed commitments totaling roughly $1.7 billion in June.
The deferred compensation plan also hired a new target date fund provider at a meeting today.
The plan’s investment committee also approved reallocating assets from a Japan equity portfolio at a meeting yesterday.
The hire follows the creation of a 7.5% target to the asset class earlier this year.
The plan also approved $320 million in alternatives investments at this week’s meetings.
The plan’s incumbent domestic small- to mid-cap core equity manager had been gradually underperforming the benchmark.
The hire concludes a replacement search conducted by the retirement system’s general investment consultant in February.
The pension fund approved three commitments to existing manager relationships this week.