International / Global / Emerging Markets
The actively managed strategy is part of a new series of mutual funds and accelerates the firm’s ongoing strategy to expand its in-house intermediary distribution network in the U.S.
The plan received an international equity structure review at today’s meeting that calls for a public RFP process.
The plan terminated its emerging markets equity allocation amid a “challenging environment” for the asset class.
Pension fund staff will conduct further review the universe of active emerging markets ex-China funds as part of an expected search request later this year after the board agreed to divest its current passive allocation to the asset class from the country.
The retirement system will conduct searches for international small-cap equity, high-yield fixed-income and bank loan managers.
The searches are required to comply with state procurement requirements.
The firm has launched the strategy to carve out China from their emerging markets allocation and gain more exposure to smaller emerging market economies underrepresented in the main index.
The retirement system hired three global equity managers to replace its dedicated international and emerging markets equity allocations in the first quarter.
The search will not include the plan’s two incumbent firms.
The plan terminated an international equity manager that saw a personnel departure last year.