State Universities Retirement System of Illinois, Champaign, increased...

State Universities Retirement System of Illinois, Champaign, increased the fixed-income assignments of BlackRock Financial Management and Chicago Trust, said John R. Krimmel, acting chief investment officer for the $11.8 billion pension fund. It will add $200 million to an existing enhanced fixed-income index portfolio managed by BlackRock, raising it to $320 million, and add $50 million to an active core fixed-income portfolio run by Chicago Trust, raising it to $160 million. The source of the funding hasn’t been determined, but it may come from equity and fixed-income funds managed by Barclays Global Investors.