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Feb 03, 2012 - Carl Winfield

Editors's Pick: Podcast of Top Stories - Feb. 3, 2012

Listen to the Money Management Intelligence team recap and bottom line their top stories of the issue. This week, the team breaks the news that a West Coast public fund has earmarked $200 million to invest in risk-parity strategies and is also considering what to do with $100 million it recently liberated from a closed account. A large Northeastern public fund has approved a plan to invest half a billion dollars in the alternatives class and is now eying emerging markets. On the defined contribution plan side, new regulations may have providers changing their fee structures. And regarding investment in infrastructure, the question of whether U.S. pension funds--which have long trailed other countries in investment in the class—may now be enticed by attractive opportunities is discussed. To read more click on the links below:

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Feb 03, 2012 - Mark Fortune

Segal Advisors Acquires Rogerscasey

Consulting firm Segal Advisors has acquired the business of Rogerscasey, a global investment solutions firm that has served institutional asset owners and others for more than 40 years.

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Feb 03, 2012 - Mark Fortune

Consultant profile: Terry Dennison, U.S. Director Of Consulting, Mercer

Terry Dennison, U.S. Director of Consulting at Mercer, spoke with Managing Editor Mark Fortune on his current efforts in developing innovative asset allocation strategies for Mercer’s corporate retirement benefit clients.

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Feb 03, 2012

Road Warriors: Do You Really Need To Travel Full Freight? You Decide

You think your commute is bad? Try crossing the Irish Sea on the cheap and getting stuck 343 miles from your next big account win.

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Jan 31, 2012 - Kristina Monllos

New Regs May Have Providers Changing Fund Fee Structure

T. Rowe Price and MFS Investment Management have launched new trusts and mutual funds, respectively, that have no revenue sharing fee structure ahead of fee disclosure rules from the Department of Labor.

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Jan 30, 2012 - Levi Davis

SIS Founder Michael Beasley To Retire

Michael Beasley will retire as chairman and ceo of investment consulting firm Strategic Investment Solutions (SIS) on March 1, John Meier, cfo and managing director at the firm, confirmed. Beasley co-founded the firm in 1994 along with Barry Dennis. Pete Keliuotis, senior consultant and managing director, will assume the role of ceo.

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Jan 31, 2012 - Levi Davis

Will New U.S. Infrastructure Opportunities Entice U.S. Funds?

U.S. pension funds have long trailed other countries in infrastructure investing, but new and potentially more attractive opportunities are now presenting themselves in the U.S. due to emerging energy sources and the local governments’ fiscal limitations.

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Jan 26, 2012 - Levi Davis

New Jersey Aproves $535M For Alts, Eyes EM

The $67 billion New Jersey State Investment Council (NJSIC) approved $535 million of alternative investments at its Jan. 26 meeting. The council will next issue a request for proposals for a general consultant in the spring, according to Tim Walsh, the fund’s executive director.

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Editors's Pick: Podcast of Top Stories - Feb. 3, 2012
Segal Advisors Acquires Rogerscasey
Consultant profile: Terry Dennison, U.S. Director Of Consulting, Mercer
Road Warriors: Do You Really Need To Travel Full Freight? You Decide
New Regs May Have Providers Changing Fund Fee Structure
SIS Founder Michael Beasley To Retire
Will New U.S. Infrastructure Opportunities Entice U.S. Funds?
New Jersey Aproves $535M For Alts, Eyes EM

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