Consultants
Orange County pension plan seeks firm to audit actuary
Orange County Employees Retirement System, Santa Ana, Calif., launched an RFP for an actuarial firm familiar with public pension plans to audit OCERS' consulting actuary, The Segal Co.
February 22, 2012 | 02:47 pm
Jaguar Pension Plan gives Towers Watson more investment control
Jaguar Pension Plan, Solihull, England, hired Towers Watson as delegated consultant, giving the firm more discretion over investments from its previous role as investment consultant.
February 21, 2012 | 01:12 pm
Davies took his expertise in DC industry to Russell
Boy Scout volunteer Richard A. Davies took his expertise in defined contribution industry to lead the business at Russell Investments.
February 20, 2012 | 12:01 am
Managers ready for DC explosion across Europe
In the U.K., an intense battle for defined contribution talent is emerging to establish or grow capabilities that will form a hub for the rest of Europe.
February 20, 2012
Price was too high for Wilshire sale
Wilshire Associates Inc. was on the selling block in recent months, but the gap between what founder and majority owner Dennis Tito is seeking and what strategic buyers and private equity firms are...
February 20, 2012
Consultant's new blog gives institutional investors daily insight
Investment officers of pension funds, endowments, foundations and sovereign wealth funds now have a one-stop shop for daily commentary and analysis of everything related to asset servicing from...
February 20, 2012
Ambachtsheer looking for words of motivation
For Keith P. Ambachtsheer, 70 is the new... He hasn't decided what yet and is seeking help filling in the blank with an age or something else.
February 20, 2012
Oklahoma Public Employees retains investment consultant
Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, Oklahoma City, rehired Strategic Investment Solutions as investment consultant.
February 17, 2012 | 04:04 pm
Cambridge names co-heads of outsourced CIO business
Bruce Myers and Margaret Chen, both managing directors and consultants with Cambridge Associates, have been named co-heads of the firm’s dedicated outsourced CIO business.
February 17, 2012 | 03:36 pm
SEI: Non-profits align asset allocation with spending
Aligning asset allocation decisions with organizational spending and other financial decisions is the top priority among non-profit executives surveyed by SEI.
February 17, 2012 | 03:01 pm
Lycoming County nets Dahab Associates as consultant
Lycoming County Employees' Retirement System hired Dahab Associates as general investment consultant, pending contract negotiations.
February 16, 2012 | 02:32 pm
Towers Watson: Money managers cautious about economy
Political and capital markets turmoil in the second half of 2011 has left money managers significantly more cautious about the prospects for economic growth and investment returns in 2012, according...
February 15, 2012 | 03:22 pm
Ohio Public Employees' 457 plan re-ups with Hewitt EnnisKnupp
Ohio Public Employees Deferred Compensation Program rehired Hewitt EnnisKnupp as investment consultant.
February 15, 2012 | 01:41 pm
Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement looks for actuarial consultant
Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System is searching for an actuarial consultant.
February 15, 2012 | 01:21 pm
Towers Watson adds senior investment adviser
Hrach Alexanian was named senior investment adviser at Towers Watson.