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Manager watchlists and procurement

Reviewed evidence from public allocator records.

Watchlist changes

Dallas ERF · Feb. 10, 2026

Ativo Capital Management · international equity

Removed from watch · Trustees voted unanimously to remove the $30 million mandate from watch. Staff cited organizational stabilization and benchmark outperformance. Wilshire concurred.

Official evidence · Related official evidence

LACERS · May 2026

Granahan · U.S. small-cap growth

Placed on watch · The report card cites performance.

Official evidence

LACERS · Nov. 2025

Garcia Hamilton · core fixed income

Placed on watch · The report card cites performance.

Official evidence

LACERS · Reported May 26, 2026

Segall Bryant & Hamill · U.S. small-cap value; Lazard · non-U.S. developed equity; DFA · U.S. TIPS

Watch extended · The report cards record underperformance as the reason for the extensions. They give original placement dates and leave the extension dates unstated.

Official evidence

LACERS · As of Aug. 31, 2025

Loomis Sayles · high-yield fixed income; Oberweis · non-U.S. small-cap; SSGA · emerging-markets index

Removed from watch · The CIO reported all three removals. A later report card lists Oberweis on watch for non-U.S. developed equity. Account continuity between those descriptions remains unverified.

Official evidence · Related official evidence

LACERS · July 2025 CIO report

Axiom · emerging-markets growth; Informed Momentum Company · small-cap growth; Lazard · non-U.S. developed markets core

Watch extensions reported · The CIO reported all three extensions for underperformance in prior minutes included in the August 26 packet. The later Lazard report card may describe the same extension.

Official evidence

Procurement and mandate decisions

Columbus, Georgia · Nov. 6, 2026

Investment consultant services · RFP 27-0011

RFP issued · Pension and benefit trust consulting, custody, and fiduciary services. Bids due Dec. 9, 2026 at 5 p.m. Eastern.

Official evidence

Rhode Island · Oct. 19, 2026

Emerging-manager program

RFI issued · Explores a $100–200 million program over three to five years, using a separately managed account or discretionary advisory mandate. Responses due Jan. 18, 2027 at 4 p.m. Eastern.

Official evidence

Pennsylvania SERS · Mar. 3, 2026

Actuarial services · RFP 25-013

Award and negotiation authorized · Resolution 2026-13 authorized staff to award and negotiate. The resolution withheld the vendor name pending successful negotiations.

Official evidence

North Dakota PERS · June 10, 2026

Investment consultant · 457(b) and 401(a) plans

RFP issued · The solicitation proposed an October or November award and a January 2027 start. Vendor selection remains unverified here.

Official evidence

LACERA · Oct. 14, 2026 packet

Private-equity consulting · StepStone incumbent

Proposed search criteria · Staff proposed bidder qualifications, evaluation criteria and scope for the private-equity consulting search.

Official evidence

LACERS · Oct. 13, 2026 packet

General investment consultant · NEPC incumbent

Proposed search · Staff proposed Nov. 19 publication and a Jan. 15 bid deadline. NEPC’s current contract expires June 30, 2027.

Official evidence

LACERS · Nov. 10, 2026 packet

CenterSquare · U.S. REITs

Fee concession reported · Staff secured a concession on the $679 million account after the committee requested a fee reduction. The prior effective rate was 38 bps. The revised rate is undisclosed in the packet.

Official evidence

LACERS · Nov. 10, 2026 packet

J.P. Morgan · active core fixed income

Renewal recommended · Staff and NEPC recommended a three-year renewal on the $522 million account. Effective fees were 11.5 bps. Board approval remains unverified here.

Official evidence

San Antonio Fire & Police · Aug. 26, 2026

Exponent Ireland, BPC Capital Solutions VI, Ocean Avenue VI

Commitments approved · Trustees approved €10 million, $25 million and $30 million respectively. The minutes also document the pension’s prior commitments to the managers.

Official evidence