Ohio State Highway Patrol Retirement System, Columbus, selected Baird...

Ohio State Highway Patrol Retirement System, Columbus, selected Baird Advisors, JPMorgan Asset Management and Wells Capital Management as the finalists in its search for one or two core fixed-income managers to handle a combined $75 million. The $700 million fund also selected DuPont Capital Management, Huntington National Bank, Manning & Napier Advisors and Julius Baer Investment Management as finalists in its search for at least one international equity manager to run a total of $50 million, said Richard Curtis, the fund's executive director and CIO. Both searches were launched in February. Presentations will be made to the fund's board Aug. 25, and selections are expected in September.