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Putnam Details Changes In Equity Structure
Putnam Investments detailed the changes of its equity unit’s leadership and compensation structure,
11.17.08
Industry News
Pensions Better Positioned Than 401(k) Plans to Ride Out Markets, Watson Wyatt Says
Defined benefit pensions may be able to handle market volatility better than the ups and downs
11.17.08
Emerging/Diverse Managers
Cook County Seeking Emerging Manager-of-Managers
The $7 billion Cook County (Ill.) Annuity & Benefit Fund is searching for an emerging
11.14.08
Surveys/Studies
Ohio Public Employees To Conduct Asset Review; Creates $300M Opportunistic Debt Fund
The $69.3 billion Ohio Public Employees Retirement System will conduct an asset allocation review
11.14.08
Fixed-Income
Fla. Town Seeking External Investment Manager
The Town of Davie (Fla.) is seeking its first external manager to handle up to $125 million, said
11.14.08
Fixed-Income Equity Non-U.S. & Global Equity
Ga. Plan Terminates Boston Co., Mellon
The $1 billion DeKalb County Employee Retirement System made several manager lineup changes in
11.14.08
Hedge Funds Alternatives Fixed-Income
Rhode Island To Consider Commodities, Timber, Hedge Funds, Infrastructure
The $7.7 billion Employees Retirement System of Rhode Island may decide at its Dec. 3 board meeting
11.13.08
Domestic Equity Fixed-Income Surveys/Studies
Cincinnati Places Two On Watch
The $2.3 billion Cincinnati Retirement Systems placed two firms on watch at a board last week, said
11.13.08
People Moves
TRS Announces Deputy CIO Appointment
The $96 billion Teacher Retirement System of Texas has promoted Lee Partridge to deputy cio, the
11.13.08
Industry News
Nuveen Creates New Alts. Unit
Nuveen Investments has created a new unit to serve sophisticated institutional investors seeking
11.13.08