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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
Industry News
Hedge Funds See Increased Regulations Under New Administration: Survey
Senior hedge fund managers expect increased regulation of the hedge fund industry under the new
11.13.08
Alternatives Non-U.S. & Global Fixed-Income
UTIMCO Seeks Int’l Managers; Hires Mortgage-Backed & Special Equities Mgrs.
The University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) is seeking an active international
11.13.08
Alternatives Private Equity
Drexel Looks For P.E., Distressed Debt
The Drexel University endowment is seeking distressed debt managers and is discussing secondary
11.13.08