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Hirings.(Atalanta/Sosnoff Capital Corp. being hired by Chattanooga General Pension Fund)(Western Asset Management Co. being hired by Kansas City Firefighters Pension Plan)(Invesco Perpetual being hired by Kent County Council Superannuation Fund): Chattanooga General CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Chattanooga General Pension Fund hired Atalanta Sosnoff Capital to run $24 million in active domestic large-cap growth equities, confirmed Sharon Lea, pension technician. Partial funding will come from Ark Chattanooga General CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -...; Tags: asset, equity, fixed income, hiring, Invesco, pension fund, pension plan, strategy; Research articles 2007-06-11
Pension funds: Funds recovering slowly; Federal Reserve Board data reveal total retirement plan assets are still $1 trillion below 1999 levels.: Byline: Vineeta Anand WASHINGTON -The U.S. retirement system still hasn't fully recovered from the stock market's nosedive five years ago. Total pension and retirement plan assets hit $10.4 trillion in 1999, but reached only $9.4 trillion at the Byline: Vineeta Anand...; Tags: asset, benefit, defined contribution plan, Federal Reserve Board, pension, pension fund, pension plan; Research articles 2005-03-21
News: Aon: restrictions on investment options could cost UK funds millions.: European legislation could cost UK pension funds millions of pounds in lost investment opportunities, according to Aon Consulting. [ ] Restrictions in the draft Occupational Pension Schemes investment Regulations 2005 could stop pension funds inves European legislation could cost UK pension funds millions of pounds ...; Tags: Aon Consulting, Aon Corp., asset, asset class, investment, pension fund; Research articles 2005-07-18
Peek into the crystal ball; Some lively and divergent opinions on the makeup of tomorrow's retirement plans highlight the annual CFA Institute conference.(management of pension funds): Byline: Jay Cooper NEW YORK - Retirement plans will always be with us. What they will look like in the future is another question. Three experts addressed the CFA Institute's annual conference in New York and came up with markedly different answ...; Tags: asset, benefit, benefit plan, lawsuit, Overstock.com Inc., pension fund, Yale University; Research articles 2007-05-14
News briefs.(Nicholas-Applegate Capital Managent, new pension law in Utah, Lakeland Industries Inc. withdraws pension funds): Nicholas-Applegate drops domestic value equity business SAN DIEGO - Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management is pulling the plug on its $1.3 billion domestic value equity business, confirmed spokeswoman Susan Hunter. The firm's executive committee Nicholas-Applegate drops domestic value equity business ...; Tags: asset, equity, pension fund; Research articles 2007-02-05

At Deadline.(Brief Article): Assets at $2.2 trillion Public pension fund assets reached $2.2 trillion in 2000, up $263 billion from the previous year, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. It was the first time that combined assets of the 2,208 state and local pension funds passed Assets...; Tags: asset, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., pension fund; Research articles 2001-10-15
Pension funds: Funds to remain busy in the search for alpha; Report sees more business in global equity plus opportunity in currency, hedge funds.(Global equity trends): Byline: Beatrix Payne LONDON - New mandates for global and international equities will drive worldwide manager search activity this year, according to a Mercer Investment Consulting report to be issued April 18. But pension plans will also conti Byline: Beatrix Payne...; Tags: asset, equity, hedge fund, Mercer, pension fund, pension plan, search; Research articles 2005-04-18
UNIQUE VIEW; Kimberly Walker's two jobs -- president of Qwest Asset Management and chairwoman of CIEBA -- give her an enviable amount of clout and a great perch to see the problems facing pension funds.(Face To Face): Byline: Cecily O'Connor Since becoming chairwoman of the Committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets in January, Kimberly Walker has been busy lobbying in Congress on pension reform and investment issues that affect the more than 110 retire Byline: Cecily O'Connor ...; Tags: asset, asset management, benefit, beta, job, pension, pension fund, Qwest Communications Inc., strategy, volatility; Research articles 2005-08-22
New Unilever multicountry asset pooling strategy debuts.(News)(Brief Article): LONDON - Unilever PLC launched a multicountry asset pooling strategy this month. The much-anticipated move is an effort to better manage the company's e16 billion ($19.22 billion) in assets from 98 pension plans in 42 countries worldwide, while allow LONDON - Unilever PLC launched a multicountry...; Tags: asset, pension fund, strategy, Unilever PLC; Research articles 2005-12-26
Hirings.(Elizabeth Arden Salon Holdings Inc. hires Putnam Investments Inc .)(Public Employees' Retirement System hired UBS AG)(Winslow Capital Management Inc.): Elizabeth Arden Salon PHOENIX - Elizabeth Arden Salon Holdings Inc. hired Putnam Investments to manage its $26 million retirement savings program, said Laura McNamara, Putnam spokeswoman. Larry White, Elizabeth Arden senior vice president and chie Elizabeth Arden Salon PHOENIX -...; Tags: allocation, asset, Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., hiring, pension fund, private equity, private equity fund, real estate, Salon, UBS AG; Research articles 2007-05-28
At Deadline; Florida eyes global mandate.(pension fund news): The $78.7 billion Florida State Board of Administration might establish global equities as a separate asset class. Coleman Stipanovich, executive director, said trustees will consider the move when a recently completed asset allocation study is prese The $78.7 billion Florida State Board of Administration might ...; Tags: asset, UAL Corp., asset allocation, equity, pension plan, FedEx Corp., fixed income, Northwest Airlines Corp., pension fund; Research articles 2003-01-20
News Briefs: CalPERS leery of too much in hedge funds.(Briefs): CHICAGO -- CalPERS won't add more than $1 billion to its hedge fund allocation, said Sean Harrigan, president. "Our board is a little nervous about it.'' "The $1 billion CalPERS now has invested in hedge funds, out of $150 billion (in CHICAGO...; Tags: asset, asset allocation, CalPERS, equity, fixed income, hedge fund, investment, pension fund, private equity, real estate, REIT; Research articles 2003-09-29
INFINITY AND BEYOND: U.S. pension assets cross $10 trillion, doubling in 5 years;Stock market gains explain most of the rise.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included): WASHINGTON -- Pension fund assets crossed the $10 trillion mark in 1999, more than doubling in just five years. Total pension fund assets hit $10.4 trillion at the end of 1999, a spectacular 112.2% increase from the end of 1994, when they reached $ ...; Tags: asset, benefit, defined contribution plan, equity, Federal Reserve Board, pension fund, stock; Research articles 2000-03-20
Chapman found guilty of defrauding Maryland fund.(News Briefs: Maryland State Retirement & Pension System): BALTIMORE - Nathan Chapman Jr., a former money manager who ran assets for the $30.1 billion Maryland State Retirement & Pension System, Baltimore, was found guilty Aug. 12 by a federal court jury on 23 of 36 counts of fraud, confirmed Vicki Leduc BALTIMORE - Nathan...; Tags: asset, Chapman Co., company, equity, pension fund; Research articles 2004-08-23
April 15 deadline looms: Sponsors struggle over contribution size; Corporations put up about $10 billion so far; ultimate amount rests with Congress.(News): Byline: Gregory Crawford Corporate pension fund contributions this year could surpass last year's nearly $50 billion. But that figure would be much lower if Congress allows a higher discount rate than currently allowed. (see story on Page 2) ...; Tags: asset, company, contribution, pension fund, pension plan, stock, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2004-04-05
Colorado replaces Moski with Jim Lavan.(executive changes at pension funds and mutual funds)(Brief Article): Jim Lavan was appointed director of the $2.1 billion real estate portfolio at the Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado, replacing Kim Roberts Moski, who will be a portfolio consultant to the system. Mr. Lavan joined the $30 billion pen Jim Lavan was appointed director of...; Tags: asset, asset management, Deutsche Bank AG, mutual fund, new position, pension fund; Research articles 2000-03-06
PENSION FUNDS USE RISK BUDGETING SOFTWARE.: KPMG Investment Consulting Group Inc., New York, and EFI Actuaries, Washington, are taking an asset allocation approach -- sometimes called risk budgeting -- nationwide with a first-of-its-kind software package. The firms are backing the new approa KPMG Investment Consulting Group Inc., New York, and...; Tags: asset, budgeting, asset allocation, software, pension fund, risk, board, KPMG International; Research articles 1999-01-11
ADDING UP THE ASSETS: Barclays still Europe's giant; others grow; Mercer report also shows increased presence of U.S.-based firms.(Barclays Global Investors Ltd.; money managers)(Brief Article): LONDON - Barclays Global Investors Ltd. remains Europe's largest money manager by assets under management. It was followed closely by Merrill Lynch Investment Management Ltd., which squeaked past Schroder Investment Management Ltd. to take second pla LONDON - Barclays Global Investors Ltd. remains Europe's largest...; Tags: asset, Barclays Plc., Mercer, pension fund; Research articles 2001-06-11
Hirings; Alabama College Tuition.(GlaxoSmithKline PLC hired ABN AMRO Mellon Global Securities Services)(Halliburton Co hired State Street Corp)(Methuen Contributory Retirement System hired DuPont Capital Management ): MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The $650 million Alabama Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program hired Western Asset Management to run $120 million in core-plus fixed income and INTECH to manage $80 million in active domestic large-cap growth equities, said An MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The $650 million Alabama Prepaid...; Tags: ABN AMRO, allocation, asset, asset management, capital management, DuPont Co., equity, fixed income, GlaxoSmithKline Plc., Halliburton Co., hiring, investment, pension fund, private equity, Sanofi-Aventis, State Street Corp.; Research articles 2005-10-17
News Briefs: Companies make contributions to pension funds.(News Briefs): Several corporations announced recent contributions to their pension funds. * International Business Machines Corp., White Plains, N.Y., expects to contribute between $430 million and $583 million to its non-U.S. pension plans before the end of th Several corporations announced recent contributions to their...; Tags: asset, board, company, contribution, equity, investment, Iowa, ISS, MFA, pension fund, pension plan, private equity, RFP, search, SEC, strategy; Research articles 2005-10-31