| | Date | 04 March 2010 |
| | Fund | Delray Beach Police & Firefighters' Retirement System, Florida |
| | Fund Type | Public D.B. |
| | Fund Assets (mil) | USD 106 |
| | Assignment | U.S./Active Equity/Small- to Mid-Cap |
| | Mandate Size (mil) | USD 7.5 |
| | Firm Hired | Lazard Asset Management |
| | Account Size | USD 7.5 |
| | Search Consultant | The Bogdahn Group |
| | Comments | The fund has selected Lazard Asset Management to run $7.5 million in its small- to mid-cap value roster. The firm replaces Pioneer Investment Management which was let go due to lagging performance. |
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| | Date | 04 March 2010 |
| | Fund | Oklahoma Municipal Retirement Fund, Oklahoma |
| | Fund Type | Public D.B. |
| | Fund Assets (mil) | USD 290 |
| | Assignment | International/Active Equity/All-Cap Growth |
| | Mandate Size (mil) | USD 0 |
| | Firm Hired | Baring Asset Management |
| | Account Size | USD 0 |
| | Search Consultant | Asset Consulting Group |
| | Comments | The fund has tapped Baring Asset Management to handle an international equity growth mandate, the size of which has not been determined. |
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| | Date | 04 March 2010 |
| | Fund | Oklahoma Municipal Retirement Fund, Oklahoma |
| | Fund Type | Public D.B. |
| | Fund Assets (mil) | USD 290 |
| | Assignment | International/Active Equity/All-Cap Value |
| | Mandate Size (mil) | USD 0 |
| | Firm Hired | Artisan Partners |
| | Account Size | USD 0 |
| | Search Consultant | Asset Consulting Group |
| | Comments | The fund has selected Artisan Partners to oversee an international value mandate, the size of which has yet to be determined. |
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| | Date | 04 March 2010 |
| | Fund | Jackson County Retirement System, Michigan |
| | Fund Type | Public D.B. |
| | Fund Assets (mil) | USD 115 |
| | Assignment | International/Active Equity |
| | Mandate Size (mil) | USD 0 |
| | Firm Hired | Tradewinds Global Investors |
| | Account Size | USD 0 |
| | Search Consultant | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (formerly Citi Institutional Consulting) |
| | Comments | The system has selected Tradewinds Global Investors to manage an international equity brief beginning April 1. To facilitate the move the board let go incumbent Lazard Asset Management as it was not satisfied with the returns being generated. Brandes Investment Partners and Thornburg Investment Management were also considered. The mandate size has not been determined.
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| | Date | 04 March 2010 |
| | Fund | Plumbers, International Headquarters, D.C. |
| | Fund Type | Union/Multiemployer D.B. |
| | Fund Assets (mil) | USD 445 |
| | Assignment | U.S./Active Equity/Mid-Cap |
| | Mandate Size (mil) | USD 10 |
| | Firm Hired | Valley Forge Asset Management |
| | Account Size | USD 10 |
| | Search Consultant | Segal Advisors |
| | Comments | The fund will commit $10 million to Valley Forge Asset Management for a mid-cap equity brief, replacing incumbent Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The reason for the change was not disclosed. |