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December 27, 2010 12:00 AM

Storm stifles New Jersey; business as usual for managers

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    West 43rd Street is cleared of snow by a New York City Sanitation crew in Times Square in New York.

    The winter storm that pounded the Mid-Atlantic states and New England on Sunday and Monday shut down operations at the $70.8 billion New Jersey Division of Investment, Trenton.

    All New Jersey state offices were closed Monday because of “severe winter conditions,” according to the state's website. On Sunday, state Sen. Stephen M. Sweeney, serving as acting governor, declared a state of emergency because of the winter storm, which dumped up to 29 inches of snow in some parts of the state. Mr. Sweeney is acting governor while Gov. Chris Christie and his family, and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and her family are out of state on separate vacations.

    In New York, the snowstorm, which left 20 inches of snow with 3- to 5-foot drifts in Manhattan's Central Park, had no impact on operations at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in New York, said Andrea Raphael, a spokeswoman.

    Bridget Wysong, spokeswoman for New York-based value equity boutique Third Avenue Management, struck a similar tone. “We are very much up and running,” with a main office just steps away from commuter rail hub Grand Central Station helping to minimize any disruption, she said. Third Avenue employees in the suburbs, meanwhile, are able to work out of the firm's office in Rye, N.Y., or from home if needed, she said.

    Fidelity Investments spokesman Vin Loporchio said a number of employees in the snow-socked Boston region “are working remotely today,” but Fidelity has well-established business contingency plans, and nothing the current weather system has thrown at the firm so far is impeding its ability to run money or service customers. East Boston reported 16.5 inches Monday morning.

    A call to a spokesman for the $80.3 billion New York State Teachers' Retirement System, Albany, was answered by regular voice mail, making no reference to the storm.

    “Offices are open and services continue as normal,” Olayinka Fadahunsi, a New York City-based spokesman for New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, wrote in an e-mailed response questions. “I skied down 42nd Street, got in about five minutes later than usual.”

    Mr. DiNapoli is sole trustee of the $132.8 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund, Albany.

    The New York City comptroller's office is open, Michael Loughran, a spokesman for City Comptroller John Liu, confirmed in an e-mail. Mr. Liu is the investment adviser, custodian and trustee to the five city pension funds, with a combined $109.6 billion in assets.

    “New York City government never really closes, and it won't today,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in a news release.

    In Philadelphia, the offices of the $3.7 billion Philadelphia Public Employees Retirement System are open, according to the receptionist. Just over a foot of snow was reported at Philadelphia International Airport Monday morning.

    The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market were keeping normal hours on Monday. The New York Mercantile Exchange delayed the opening of floor trading until 11 a.m., while electronic trading was unaffected.

    “They pay me good money to be here,” said Vinny Stavola, an Oppenheimer & Co. convertible trader, who trekked from Staten Island to get to work in midtown Manhattan. “It doesn't take a heroic effort to get to work, just a little dedication.”

    Douglas Appell, Rob Kozlowski, Robert Steyer, Christine Williamson and Bloomberg News contributed to this story.

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