Maryland State Retirement & Pension System, Baltimore, removed three...

Maryland State Retirement & Pension System, Baltimore, removed three money managers from its watchlist. Edgar Lomax, which runs $196 million in domestic large-cap equities for the fund; J.P. Morgan Fleming, which runs $209 million in a strategic property fund; and LaSalle Investment Management, which handles $709 million in REITs, all had improved performance, said Joe Coale, spokesman for the $27.4 billion system.