Callan Associates Inc.
71 Stevenson St., Suite 1300, San Francisco, Calif. 94105; phone: (415) 974-5060; fax: (415) 512-0524
Callan Associates Inc. provides overall development of investment policies/objectives, overall development of appropriate asset allocation, U.S. investment, global/international, venture capital, LBO, private investments, derivative and GIC manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides advice on which investment options to offer employees, advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options and guidance on the hiring of record-keeping service providers.
The firm tracks 13 GIC providers, 2,671 domestic equity mutual funds and 1,855 domestic fixed-income mutual funds. It also tracks 1,270 international funds; 191 sector funds; and 529 domestic balanced funds.
The firm has special expertise in strategic planning including asset allocation, liability simulation and asset mix optimization.
The firm provides style performance reports, investment measurement service, presentation consulting, marketing program analysis and product analysis to the investment management industry.
Of the 225 tax-exempt clients on retainer, 75 are corporate, 66 are public, 23 are union and 28 are foundation or endowment funds. The firm also provided services to 53 non-retainer tax-exempt clients during the past year, of which 24 were corporate, six were public, one was union and six were foundation or endowment funds.
There are 43 professional consultants. Fees are payable in both hard and soft dollars.
Ronald D. Peyton is client contact.
Canal Forest Resources Inc.
9140 Arrow Point Blvd., Suite 370, Charlotte, N.C. 28273; phone: (704) 527-6780; fax: (704) 527-1285
Canal Forest Resources Inc., a unit of Canal Industries Inc., provides timberland manager selection, performance measurement and additional analysis.
The firm has special expertise in appraised timberland and timber management.
The firm provides appraisal, investment analysis and timberland property management to the investment management industry.
There are five professional consultants. Fees are payable in hard dollars.
C.E. Bush is client contact.
The Carmack Group Inc.
1961 Huntington Drive, Suite 201, Alhambra, Calif. 91801-1240; phone: (818) 289-0873; fax: (818) 289-0113
The Carmack Group Inc. provides overall development of investment policies/objectives, overall development of appropriate asset allocation, and U.S. investment and global/international manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides advice on which investment options to offer employees and advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options. It has three professionals working solely on the needs of 401(k) plans.
The firm tracks eight GIC providers, all equity mutual funds, all fixed-income mutual funds and all money market mutual funds.
The firm has special expertise in the development of relevant benchmarks.
The firm provides customized analyses of performance characteristics and performance attribution to the investment management industry.
There are 14 professional consultants. Fees are payable in both hard and soft dollars.
Tax-exempt retainer clients include The University of S. Florida Foundation, Western Atlas, Virginia Retirement System and The Common Fund.
James A. Carmack is client contact.
Chartwell Consulting
251 Park St., Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043; phone: (201) 783-2900; fax: (201) 783-2998
Chartwell Consulting provides overall development of investment policies/objectives, overall development of appropriate asset allocation, and U.S. investment, global/international and GIC manager selections and performance measurement.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides advice on which investment options to offer employees, advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options, guidance on the hiring of record-keeping service providers and plan investment education/communications programs for employees. It has two professionals working solely on the needs of 401(k) plans.
Of the 16 tax-exempt clients on retainer, 12 are corporate, one is public, one is union and two are foundation or endowment funds. The firm also provided services to two non-retainer tax-exempt clients during the past year; both were corporate funds.
There are two professional consultants. Fees are payable in hard dollars.
Tax-exempt retainer clients include Lloyds Bank, Smith and Wesson, Community Medical Center and New Jersey Transit.
Natalka Bukalo is client contact.
Colonial Consulting Corp.
610 Fifth Ave., Suite 420, New York, N.Y. 10020; phone: (212) 307-1830; fax: (212) 581-9629
Colonial Consulting Corp. provides overall development of investment policies/objectives; overall development of appropriate asset allocation; and U.S., global/international, LBO, private investments and derivative manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides advice on which investment options to offer employees and advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options. It has one professional working solely on the needs of 401(k) plans.
The firm has special expertise in eleemosynary institutions.
Of the 30 tax-exempt clients on retainer, five are corporate and 25 are foundation or endowment funds. The firm also provided services to one non-retainer tax-exempt client during the past year, a foundation or endowment fund.
There are three professional consultants. Fees are payable in both hard and soft dollars.
Michael Miller is client contact.DeMarche Associates Inc.
P.O. Box 7027, Kansas City, Mo. 64113; phone: (913) 384-4994; fax: (913) 384-3135
DeMarche Associates Inc. provides overall development of investment policies/objectives; overall development of appropriate asset allocation; and U.S. investment, global/international, venture capital, and GIC manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides advice on which investment options to offer employees, advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options, guidance on the hiring of record keeping service providers and performance analysis and reporting.
The firm has special expertise in equity markets and investment manager selections.
Of the 65 tax-exempt clients on retainer, 45 are corporate, 10 are public, and 10 are foundation or endowment funds. The firm also provided services to 150 non-retainer tax-exempt clients during the past year, of which 77 were corporate, 17 were public, six were union and 39 were foundation or endowment funds.
There are 16 professional consultants. Fees are payable in both hard and soft dollars.
Tax-exempt retainer clients include Emerson Electric, Levi Strauss, Inland Steel and Baxter International.
Jeffrey L. Hoffman is client contact.
Disabato Associates Inc.
1 IBM Plaza, Suite 2801, Chicago, Ill. 60611; phone: (312) 494-7760; fax: (312) 494-7766
Disabato Associates Inc. provides overall development of investment policies/objectives, overall development of appropriate asset allocation, and U.S. investment, global/international, venture capital, private investment, derivative and GIC manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis. The firm also offers spending policy, social impact studies and employee communications.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides bundled service through a mutual fund alliance, advice on which investment options to offer employees, advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options, guidance on the hiring of record-keeping service providers, plan investment education/communications programs for employees, plan design, proxy voting, fiduciary audits and socially responsible policies.
It has six professionals working solely on the needs of 401(k) plans.
The firm tracks 25 GIC providers, 1,250 equity mutual funds, 825 fixed-income mutual funds and 150 money market mutual funds.
The firm has special expertise in asset/liability studies and employee communications.
Of the 33 tax-exempt clients on retainer, 12 are corporate, one is public, 15 are union and five are foundation or endowment funds. The firm also provided services to five non-retainer tax-exempt clients during the past year, of which one was corporate, one was union and three were foundation or endowment funds.
There are six professional consultants. Fees are payable in hard dollars.
Ted L. Disabato is client contact.
Effron
363 Westchester Ave., Port Chester, N.Y. 10573; phone: (914) 939-0200; fax: (914) 694-6745
Effron provides U.S. investment and global/international manager selection, performance measurement and additional analysis.
The firm provides an investment manager evaluation database, performance measurement and portfolio accounting to the investment management industry.
There are 10 professional consultants. Fees are payable in both hard and soft dollars.
Paul Margolis is client contact.
Ennis, Knupp & Asociates
10 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 700, Chicago, Ill. 60606; phone: (312) 715-1700; fax: (312) 715-1952
Ennis, Knupp & Associates provides overall development of investment policies/objectives; overall development of appropriate asset allocation; and U.S. investment, global/international, venture capital, LBO, private investments, derivative and GIC manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis.
The firm also offers capital markets research and manager style analysis.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides advice on which investment options to offer employees, advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options, guidance on the hiring of record keeping service providers and investment education/communications programs for employees.
The firm has special expertise in investment policy planning.
Of the 68 tax-exempt clients on retainer, 27 are corporate, seven are public, six are union and 12 are foundation or endowment funds. The firm also provided services to 10 non-retainer tax-exempt clients during the past year, of which six were corporate, three were public, and one was a foundation or endowment funds.
There are 14 professional consultants. Fees are payable in both hard and soft dollars.
Tax-exempt retainer clients include Georgia-Pacific Corp., John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago and United Technologies Corp.
Patricia A. McEnaney is client contact.
