New Hampshire picks new investment director
By Barry B. Burr November 20, 2009Lawrence Johansen was named director of investments of the $5 billion New Hampshire Retirement System, Concord.He is expected to join in early January, although a date hasn't been set,...
Commodities investing posting record year
By Douglas Appell November 20, 2009Total investment flows into commodities already have broken the record of $51 billion set in 2006, and should reach $60 billion for the year, a report from Barclays Capital said.Institutional...
Morgan Stanley moves real estate business unit
By Arleen Jacobius November 20, 2009Morgan Stanley transferred Crescent Real Estate Equities LP, a real estate business it took private in 2007, to a joint venture formed by Crescent’s primary lender, Barclays Capital, and Goff...
Invesco Powershares CEO Bruce Bond stepping back
By David Hoffman November 20, 2009Bruce Bond is stepping down as chief executive of Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, the exchange-traded-fund provider he founded in 2003, and will be replaced by Ben Fulton.
Aberdeen replaces Bramdean Asset
By Drew Carter November 20, 2009Aberdeen Asset Management is replacing Bramdean Asset Management as manager of Bramdean Alternatives' $183 million in assets, confirmed Jonathan Carr, chairman of the multiasset alternative fund's...
Ohio sues credit-rating agencies
By Timothy Inklebarger November 20, 2009Ohio is suing credit rating agencies Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch over inaccurate ratings on mortgage-backed securities that helped spur the credit crisis, Ohio Attorney General Richard...
Oregon college plan OKs settlement
By Arleen Jacobius November 20, 2009Oregon 529 College Savings Board approved a $20 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by the state against OppenheimerFunds, which is the program manager and had managed a core bond fund for the $1...
Low-return environment tops endowment concerns, survey shows
By Timothy Inklebarger November 20, 2009Endowments and foundations are focusing on risk management and funding operating budgets as they seek a return to investment strategies with higher returns, according to a Pyramis Pulse Survey of 109 ...
Bornhoft Group hires new partner
By Christine Williamson November 20, 2009Thomas O'Donnell joined The Bornhoft Group as a partner. The new position is part of an expansion of the managed futures specialist's institutional investor marketing efforts, Mr. O'Donnell...
Oklahoma PERS to seek TIPS manager
By Timothy Inklebarger November 20, 2009Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, Oklahoma City, will issue an RFP for a TIPS manager in the coming weeks, confirmed Tom Spencer, executive director of the $5.7 billion system.He said...
Peters heads CFA Institute financial reporting group
By Barry B. Burr November 20, 2009Sandra J. Peters joined the CFA Institute as head of its financial reporting policy group.Ms. Peters, who was vice president and corporate controller at MetLife, replaced Patrick...
Rockwell Automation contributes
By Barry B. Burr November 20, 2009Rockwell Automation Inc., Milwaukee, contributed $28.8 million to its pension plan for the year ended Sept. 30, according to a company report issued earlier this monthThe company contributed $39....
RiskMetrics lengthens CEO evaluation period
By Barry B. Burr November 20, 2009RiskMetrics Group’s proxy-voting policies will now consider the long-term relationship between a U.S. company CEO’s total compensation and total shareholder return over a period of at...
McGuire adds research duties at Hammond
By Douglas Appell November 20, 2009Carla C. McGuire, who joined investment consultant Hammond Associates in March as principal of CIO services, is taking on the additional title of director of research, confirmed Russ LaMore,...
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