Industry News

A roundup of stories from the institutional investment universe.

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BlackRock Acquires BGI, Creating Firm With $2.7 Trillion AUM
Barclays and BlackRock have reached an agreement in which BlackRock will acquire Barclays Global
07.02.09
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City National Acquires Lee Munder Capital Group
City National Corp. announced it has acquired a majority interest in Lee Munder Capital Group, the
07.02.09
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Merrill Lynch Consultants Join Ameriprise Financial
Derek Ciampini, Chris Coppola and Wendy Coppola have left investment consultant The Beirne Group of
06.04.09
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Norwalk Retains Consultant
The $270 million Norwalk (Conn.) City Employees Pension System has retained Evaluation Associates
06.04.09
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Mass. Plan Hires New Consultant
The $64 million Attleboro (Mass.) Municipal Contributory Retirement System has hired a new
06.04.09
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El Paso County Hires New Administrator
Howard Miller, director of employer services for the Texas County & District Retirement System, has
06.04.09
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Plymouth Rehires Wainwright
The $500 million Plymouth County (Mass.) Retirement Board rehired Wainwright Investment Counsel as
06.04.09
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Texas Employees Hires Real Estate Consultant
The $21 billion Employees Retirement System of Texas hired R.V. Kuhns & Associates as its real
06.04.09
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Cincy Exec. Dir. Departs
Jon Boudinot, executive director of the $1.62 billion Cincinnati Retirement System, has left the
06.04.09
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Russell Investments Creates Five Global Service Lines
Russell Investments announced it has created five new global service lines to leverage the firm’s
06.04.09