Madison Portfolio Consultants Inc.
400 Madison Ave., Suite 810, New York, NY 10017; phone: (212) 753- 2219; fax: (212) 753-2340
Madison Portfolio Consultants provides overall development of investment policies/objectives and asset allocation. It provides manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis for U.S., global/international, venture capital, LBO, derivatives, private investment and GIC investments; and private investment vehicles.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides investment education/communications for employees; advice on investment options to offer employees; guidance on hiring record keepers; and advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options.
The firm tracks funds in the Morningstar universe.
The firm has special expertise in education, manager/fund structuring, portfolio evaluation and risk measurement.
The firm assists financial service companies in identifying, selecting and monitoring subadvisors.
Of the 41 tax-exempt clients on retainer, 20 are corporate, eight are union and 13 are foundation or endowment funds. There are three professional consultants. Fees are payable in both hard and soft dollars.
Tax-exempt retainer clients include National Fuel Gas, Covenant House, IATSE National Pension Fund and Seeing Eye.
Frederick Weiss is client contact.
Marco Consulting Group
54 W. Hubbard St., Chicago, IL 60610; phone: (312) 527-4200; fax: (312) 527-3230; www.marcoconsulting.com
Marco Consulting Group provides overall development of investment policies/objectives and asset allocation. It provides manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis for U.S., global/international, venture capital, derivatives, private investment and GIC investments.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides advice on investment options to offer employees, guidance on hiring record keepers and advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options.
The firm tracks 4,500 equity funds, 2,100 fixed-income funds, 600 short-term funds and 25 GIC providers.
The firm has special expertise in Taft-Hartley plans.
The firm has 120 tax-exempt union clients on retainer.
There are seven professional consultants. Fees are payable in hard dollars.
Tax-exempt retainer clients include National Electrical Benefit Fund, Bakery and Confectionery Workers Pension Fund, UNITE and Service Employees Master Pension Trust.
Jack Marco is client contact.
Marquette Associates Inc.
321 N. Clark St., Suite 950, Chicago, IL 60610; phone: (312) 527-5500; fax: (312) 527-9064; www.marquetteassociates.com
Marquette Associates provides overall development of investment policies/objectives and asset allocation. It provides manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis for U.S., global/international and venture capital; performance measurement and additional analysis for derivatives and GIC investments; and performance measurement for LBO and private investments.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides investment education/communications for employees; advice on investment options to offer employees; guidance on hiring record keepers; advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options; and Internet-based, participant-specific investment recommendations. It has two professionals working solely on the needs of 401(k) plans.
The firm tracks 4,330 equity mutual funds, 3,850 fixed-income mutual funds, 15 money market mutual funds and 30 GIC providers.
The firm has special expertise in all marketable asset classes.
Of the 51 tax-exempt clients on retainer, 23 are corporate, four are public, 19 are union and five are foundation or endowment funds. The firm also provided services to three nonretainer tax-exempt clients during the past year, of which two were corporate and one was a foundation or endowment fund.
There are 10 professional consultants. Fees are payable in hard dollars.
Tax-exempt retainer clients include DeVry Inc., McGladrey & Pullen, Health System Minnesota and Viacom International.
Stephen Cummings is client contact.
Meketa Investment Group
35 Braintree Hill Park, Suite 202, Braintree, MA 02184; phone: (781) 356-1400; fax: (781) 356-1489
Meketa Investment Group provides overall development of investment policies/objectives and asset allocation. It provides manager selections for U.S., global/international, venture capital, LBO, derivatives, private investment and GIC investments. It also provides performance measurement and additional analysis for U.S. investments, and provides fund coordination services.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides investment education/communications for employees; advice on investment options to offer employees; guidance on hiring record keepers; and advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options. Two professionals work solely on the needs of 401(k) plans.
The firm tracks 5,000 equity mutual funds, 4,000 fixed-income mutual funds, 200 money market mutual funds and 25 GIC providers.
Of the 34 tax-exempt clients on retainer, four are corporate, one is public, 19 are union and 10 are foundation or endowment funds. The firm also provided services to three nonretainer tax-exempt clients during the past year, of which one was corporate, one was union and one was a foundation or endowment fund.
There are six professional consultants. Fees are payable in hard dollars.
Tax-exempt retainer clients include Massachusetts Carpenters Pension Fund, Ohio Laborers Pension Fund, New York State Nurses' Association Pension Fund and Lahey Clinic.
Peter Woolley is client contact.
William M. Mercer Investment Consulting Inc.
1417 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, IL 60015-5231; phone (847) 317-7400; fax: (847) 317-7418; www.wmmercer.com
William M. Mercer Investment Consulting, a unit of Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., provides overall development of investment policies/objectives and asset allocation. It provides manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis for U.S., global/international, venture capital and GIC investments; and manager selections and performance measurement for private investments.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides investment education/communications for employees, advice on investment options to offer employees, guidance on hiring record keepers and advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options. Five professionals work solely on the needs of 401(k) plans.
The firm tracks 3,231 equity mutual funds, 2,021 fixed-income mutual funds, 121 money market mutual funds and 30 GIC providers.
The firm has special expertise in asset allocation modeling, asset/liability modeling, investment policy review, manager selection and review, master trust/custodian selection and review, and performance evaluation.
Of the more than 450 tax-exempt clients on retainer, more than 200 are corporate, more than 70 are public, more than 25 are union, more than 55 are foundation or endowment, and 100 are hospital/health-care/other funds. The firm also provided services to 75 nonretainer tax-exempt clients during the past year, of which 29 were corporate, 23 were public, six were foundation or endowment and 17 were hospital/health-care/other funds.
There are more than 180 professional consultants. Fees are payable in hard dollars.
Michele D. Aller is client contact.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
101 Hudson St., Jersey City, NJ 07640; phone: (201) 557-0289
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, a unit of Merrill Lynch & Co., provides overall development of investment policies/objectives and asset allocation. It provides manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis for U.S. and global/international investments.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides record keeping and administration; investment education/communications for employees; bundled services through a mutual fund alliance; and assistance on which investment options to offer employees.
The firm or a subsidiary offers mutual funds to 401(k) sponsors.
Of the 721 tax-exempt clients on retainer, 215 are corporate, 121 are public, 107 are union, 187 are foundation or endowment and 91 are hospital/health-care funds. Fees are payable in both hard and soft dollars.
Debra Fisherman is client contact.
Monitoring and Evaluation Services Inc.
3375 Park Ave., Suite 3006, Wantagh, NY 11793; phone: (516) 781-2000; fax: (516) 785-2354
Monitoring and Evaluation Services Inc. provides overall development of investment policies/objectives and asset allocation. It provides manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis for U.S., global/international and GIC investments. It provides performance measurement and additional analysis for derivatives and private investments.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides advice on investment options to offer employees; guidance on hiring record keepers; and advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options.
The firm tracks approximately 10,000 equity mutual funds and fixed-income mutual funds.
The firm has special expertise in commission recapture programs.
The firm provides equity and fixed-income transaction cost analysis segmented by portfolio to the investment management industry.
Of the 19 tax-exempt clients on retainer, 17 are union and two are foundation or endowment funds. The firm also provided services to 19 nonretainer tax-exempt clients during the past year, of which 17 were union and two were foundation or endowment funds.
There are three professional consultants. Fees are payable in hard or soft dollars.
Tax-exempt retainer clients include Communications Workers of America Plan for Employees Pension; International Association of Fire Fighters Staff and Employees Pension Plan; New York City Police Department Superior Offices Council Annuity Fund; and Service Employees Pension Plan of Upstate New York.
Jack Renck is client contact.
Morgan Keegan & Co.
50 N. Front St., Memphis, TN 38103; phone: (901) 579-4855; fax: (901) 579-4438
Morgan Keegan & Co. provides overall development of investment policies/objectives and asset allocation. It provides manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis for U.S., global/international and private investments.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides investment education/communications for employees, bundled services through a mutual fund alliance, advice on investment options to offer employees, guidance on hiring record keepers and advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options. Two professionals work solely on the needs of 401(k) plans.
The firm offers mutual funds to 401(k) sponsors.
The firm tracks more than 1,000 equity mutual funds and more than 1,000 fixed-income mutual funds.
The firm has special expertise in all areas of investment management consulting.
The firm provides investment policy development, asset allocation, manager selection, and retail and institutional performance monitoring to the investment management industry.
There are 15 professional consultants. Fees are payable in both hard and soft dollars.
The firm provides the following investment vehicles: managers, funds, alternative investments (fund of funds) and individual securities.
Andrew Klausner is client contact.
New England Pension Consultants Inc.
1 Main St., Cambridge, MA 02142; phone: (617) 374-1300; fax: (617) 374-1313; www.nepc.com
New England Pension Consultants provides overall development of investment policies/objectives and asset allocation. It provides manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis for U.S., global/international, venture capital, LBO, derivatives, private investment and GIC investments.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides investment education/communications for employees, advice on investment options to offer employees, guidance on hiring record keepers and advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options. Two professionals work solely on the needs of 401(k) plans.
The firm tracks 207 equity mutual funds, 105 fixed-income mutual funds and 21 GIC providers.
The firm has special expertise in alternative assets, including market neutral, hedge funds and private equity.
The firm provides performance measurement to the investment management industry.
Of the 128 tax-exempt clients on retainer, 48 are corporate, 13 are public, 38 are union and 29 are foundation or endowment funds. The firm also provided services to three nonretainer tax-exempt corporate clients during the past year.
There are 13 professional consultants. Fees are payable in both hard and soft dollars.
Tax-exempt retainer clients include Liberty Mutual, Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, City of Detroit and Central Maine Power.
Richard M. Charlton is client contact.
