Money Management Intelligence Announces Public Fund Awards for Excellence Winners

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Mar 28, 2012) - Money Management Intelligence, the exclusive daily information service on institutional asset management, has announced the winners of its 11^th Annual Public Fund Awards for Excellence at a March 25 gala in San Diego, Calif. More than 100 investment managers, public pension fund sponsors and consultants attended the event, held in conjunction with Information Management Network's Spring Investment Series.

The winners were announced after a six-month nomination and selection process conducted by the MMI editorial team. The winners were based on a combination of editorial research and industry feedback. The winners were:

To find out why they won and see photos of the ceremony and much more, please visit http://www.moneymanagementintelligence.com/Community-Awards2.html

Lifetime Achievement Award: Clare Murphy, former executive director, San Francisco Employees' Retirement System.

Large Public Plan of the Year: New Jersey Division of Investment

Mid-Sized Public Plan of the Year: Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System

Small Public Plan of the Year: New Haven City Employees Retirement Fund

Consultant of the Year: Kevin Leonard, NEPC

Public Fund Marketer of the Year: Therese Hernandez, MacKay Shields

Bond Manager of the Year: Loomis, Sayles & Co.

Equity Manager of the Year: Vontobel Asset Management

Emerging Manager of the Year: Strategic Global Advisors

Hedge Fund Manager of the Year: Bridgewater Associates

Private Equity Manager of the Year: Summit Partners

Real Assets Manager of the Year: Molpus Woodlands Group

To find out why they won and see photos of the ceremony and much more, please visit http://www.moneymanagementintelligence.com/Community-Awards2.html

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