Changes Ahead

New Mexico Public Employees' Retirement Association , Santa Fe, launched a search for an active domestic small-cap pure growth equity manager to run $125 million to $150 million, according to the RFP on the $11.9 billion association's website. Officials issued the RFP to add small-cap exposure in

Merseyside to launch search for passive managers, Ohio Employees launches midcap equity search, and more.

CalSTRS wants to create a list of consultants that can be used to review the $140.1 billion system's compensation programs for executive and investment management staff. Officials at the California State Teachers' Retirement System don't have a specific number of firms in mind, Ricardo Duran,

Ohio State Highway Patrol Retirement System , Columbus, is searching for an emerging markets equities manager to run $20 million, confirmed Dan Weiss, executive director and chief investment officer of the $703 million system. The funding source has yet to be determined, although it is “expected to

Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds , Hartford, is conducting an “expedited” search for a real estate separate account manager, according to state Treasurer Denise Nappier, the principal fiduciary for the $23.9 billion system. The selected real estate manager would run $250 million, said

Los Angeles County Deferred Compensation Plans issued an RFP for stable fund consultants, one each for its $5.5 billion 457 plan and $1.5 billion 401(k) plan, said William Yuen, finance analyst. The contract of Mercer, which had advised both plans, expires Dec. 31. The firm can rebid, Mr. Yuen

University of Bristol (England) Pension and Assurance Scheme is searching for an investment consultant and actuary, said William Liew, deputy director of finance for the 152 million ($231 million) fund. Incumbent PricewaterhouseCoopers, which held both roles since November 2008, sold its actuary

National Employment Savings Trust Corp. , London, the U.K.'s new national defined contribution plan, issued RFPs for managers to run five investment strategies to be used primarily as default investment options — passive global equity, passive U.K. government bonds, passive index-linked bonds, cash

State-Boston Retirement System is searching for two private equity managers to run up to $10 million each and more.

Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board , Boston, is searching for at least one environmental, social and governance consultants, according to an RFP posted on the $41.3 billion fund's website. The RFP is available on the system's website at httpwww.mapension.com/Rfp/RFP.htm.

Westfield (Mass.) Contributory Retirement System is searching for a private equity fund-of-funds manager to run about $6 million in a co-investment with the $120 million system, confirmed Raymond Depelteau, chief investment officer. It is a new investment in private equity, he said in an e-mail