Fixed-Income

Commission is searching for emerging market debt and passive index mangers on behalf of its pension fund and OPEB Trust.

The plan has begun a search seeking one or more managers to handle active long credit strategies.

A Northwestern pension plan hired an absolute return bond manager to replace its terminated mandate with hedge fund-of-funds manager Castine Capital Management at yesterday’s board meeting.

A fund based in the South will receive educations on two potential new asset classes at its next board meeting in the second quarter from its general investment consultant.

The plan will also soon issue RFPs for international equity and fixed-income managers.

Plans investment committee will review three proposed alternatives commitments this week.