Pensacola (Fla.) General Pension & Retirement Fund hired Thompson...

Pensacola (Fla.) General Pension & Retirement Fund hired Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley and Calamos Asset to run $5 million each in active domestic equities for the $96 million plan, according to a fund official who requested anonymity. Thompson, Siegel will run the money in small-cap to midcap value, and Calamos, midcap growth, the official said. Funding came from terminating Trusco, formerly the plan's sole manager, from similar small-cap and midcap equity mandates. Trustees made the move for performance and diversification, the official said. Trusco continues to run $30 million in active domestic large-cap growth equities for the plan. Merrill Lynch assisted. Chad Deakins, Trusco vice president, could not be reached for comment by press time.