| | Date | 02 February 2010 |
| | Fund | The Community Foundation of Lorain County, Ohio |
| | Fund Type | Foundation |
| | Fund Assets (mil) | USD 75 |
| | Assignment | Emerging Markets/Active Equity |
| | Mandate Size (mil) | USD 3.2 |
| | Firm Hired | Aberdeen Asset Management |
| | Account Size | USD 0 |
| | Search Consultant | Colonial Consulting |
| | Comments | The scheme has hired Aberdeen Asset Management to handle an emerging markets equity brief. The mandate size was not disclosed. |
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| | Date | 02 February 2010 |
| | Fund | Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., Texas |
| | Fund Type | Corporate D.B. |
| | Fund Assets (mil) | USD 200 |
| | Assignment | U.S./Passive Equity/Large-Cap |
| | Mandate Size (mil) | USD 80 |
| | Firm Hired | BlackRock |
| | Account Size | USD 0 |
| | Search Consultant | Towers Watson Investment (formerly Watson Wyatt Investment Consulting) |
| | Comments | The fund has hired BlackRock to manage a large-cap indexed equity brief previously handled by PIMCO. The mandate size was not disclosed. |
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| | Date | 02 February 2010 |
| | Fund | Carpenters' District Council of Greater St. Louis & Vicinity, Missouri |
| | Fund Type | Union/Multiemployer D.B. |
| | Fund Assets (mil) | USD 1400 |
| | Assignment | U.S./Active Fixed Income/Core-Plus |
| | Mandate Size (mil) | USD 60 |
| | Firm Hired | MacKay Shields |
| | Account Size | USD 60 |
| | Search Consultant | Fiduciary Consultants Inc |
| | Comments | The fund has recently hired MacKay Shields for fixed income core plus portfolio. The manger will handle USD60 million of the portfolio. The fund replaced Aberdeen Asset Management which was on the watch due to the performance reason. |
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| | Date | 02 February 2010 |
| | Fund | Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board, Massachusetts |
| | Fund Type | Public D.B. |
| | Fund Assets (mil) | USD 42700 |
| | Assignment | Global/Consultant |
| | Mandate Size (mil) | USD 0 |
| | Search Consultant | None |
| | Comments | The fund has rehired Hamilton Lane as its private equity consultant. |
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| | Date | 02 February 2010 |
| | Fund | Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., Texas |
| | Fund Type | Corporate D.B. |
| | Fund Assets (mil) | USD 200 |
| | Assignment | International/Active Equity |
| | Mandate Size (mil) | USD 0 |
| | Firm Hired | BlackRock |
| | Account Size | USD 0 |
| | Search Consultant | Towers Watson Investment (formerly Towers Perrin) |
| | Comments | The fund has hired BlackRock to replace GMO on an international index equity mandate. No further details are available. |
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| | Date | 02 February 2010 |
| | Fund | Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., Texas |
| | Fund Type | Corporate D.B. |
| | Fund Assets (mil) | USD 200 |
| | Assignment | U.S./Active Fixed Income |
| | Mandate Size (mil) | USD 0 |
| | Firm Hired | Prudential Investment Management |
| | Account Size | USD 0 |
| | Search Consultant | Towers Watson Investment (formerly Towers Perrin) |
| | Comments | The fund has selected Prudential Investment Management to replace Western Asset Management, in its fixed income portfolio. The reason for the switch could not be gleaned. |
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| | Date | 02 February 2010 |
| | Fund | The Community Foundation of Lorain County, Ohio |
| | Fund Type | Foundation |
| | Fund Assets (mil) | USD 75 |
| | Assignment | International/Active Equity |
| | Mandate Size (mil) | USD 3 |
| | Firm Hired | Artisan Partners |
| | Account Size | USD 3 |
| | Search Consultant | Colonial Consulting |
| | Comments | The fund has hired Artisan Partners to replace GMO in a USD3 million international equity brief. The reason for the move was not disclosed. |
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| | Date | 02 February 2010 |
| | Fund | Kansas Public Employees Retirement System, Kansas |
| | Fund Type | Public D.B. |
| | Fund Assets (mil) | USD 11500 |
| | Assignment | U.S./Real Estate/Core |
| | Mandate Size (mil) | USD 100 |
| | Firm Hired | Jones Lang LaSalle |
| | Account Size | USD 100 |
| | Search Consultant | Pension Consulting Alliance |
| | Comments | The system has committed USD100 million to the core real estate LaSalle Property Fund. |