Ohio School Employees Retirement System, Columbus, wants to diversify the $7.8 billion plans existing lineup of active domestic small-cap equity managers by adding a value manager to run $50 million, said Doug Sisson, director of investments. Current managers are: Aronson + Partners; Duncan-Hurst Capital Management; Fuller & Thaler Asset Management; Lord Abbett; and Suffolk Capital Management.
The system also is looking for an international private equity fund of funds, to which it plans to commit $35 million.
Frank Russell is assisting.