Industry News

A roundup of stories from the institutional investment universe.

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Philly Hires Investment Officer
The $5.2 billion Philadelphia Public Employees Retirement System hired Rhonda McNavish as
02.06.08
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Milwaukee City Hires Exec. Dir.
The $5.1 billion Milwaukee Employees Retirement System has selected Jerry Allen as its new
02.06.08
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Mass. Fund Selects Consultant
The $141 million Weymouth (Mass.) Retirement Board hired Fiduciary Investment Advisors as its new
02.06.08
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OBWC Selects Mercer
The Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation has selected Mercer as its investment consultant, the plan
02.06.08
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Morgan Stanley Targets Smaller Institutions With Long/Short FoF
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has launched a global long/short fund-of-funds for smaller
02.06.08
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MacKay Shields Launches 130/30 High-Yield Fund
MacKay Shields has launched a 130/30 high-yield fund, the firm announced. The MainStay 130/30 High
02.06.08
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CalPERS Senior Investment Officer Names Capital Z CEO
Christianna Wood, senior investment officer of global equity at the California Public Employees
02.06.08
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Putnam North American Inst’l Business Head To Retire
Sandra Whiston, senior managing director and head of Putnam Investments’ North American
02.06.08
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FAMCO Adds Inst’l Marketing Dir.
John Gibas has been named institutional marketing director at Fiduciary Asset Management, parent
02.06.08
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F&E’s Post Positive Yearly Gains, Negative Fourth Quarter Gains
A difficult fourth quarter left median 2007 returns for public and corporate pension funds at 8.5%
02.06.08