International / Global / Emerging Markets
The plan is potentially looking to replace its international developed markets equity manager.
The plan will issue an RFP later this year due to standard state procurement laws and has also tabbed several private markets searches.
The plan replaced several of its passive mandates with Vanguard Group at yesterday’s board meeting.
The pension plan recently committed approximately $7.4 billion total to six funds and terminated 12 existing strategies.
The retirement fund liquidated a $243 million international equity mandate and made commitments totaling $770 million in December.
The assets will be indexed and no replacement search is planned.
The plan considered the termination as well as a restructure of its international small-cap portfolio in December.
Industry strategists see investment opportunities outside of the U.S. in emerging markets, but risks, such as China and its slow growth, pose challenges that institutions should be mindful about, according to a recent webinar.
The plan began an invitation-only search last quarter.
The plan is preparing searches for international and U.S. small-cap equity managers for this year.