Oklahoma Firefighters Pension & Retirement System, Oklahoma City, named four finalists in its search for a hedge fund-of-funds and/or global tactical asset allocation manager, said Troy Brown, director of consulting at The Bogdahn Group, investment consultant to the $2.2 billion pension fund.
Between $50 million and $100 million will be allocated to a hedge fund-of-funds manager or GTAA manager.
The hedge fund-of-funds finalists are Evanston Capital Management, Permal Group and Skybridge Capital.
The GTAA finalist is Allianz Global Investors.
RFPs were issued in September. A hiring decision is anticipated in March.
Bogdahn Group is assisting with the search.
The pension fund has an 8% allocation to “other assets,” which includes private equity and diversified hedge funds.