The New Jersey Division of Investment was named Large Public Plan of the Year at MML’s 7th annual Public Pension Fund Awards For Excellence ceremony and dinner at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa in California. Mid-Sized and Small Public Plan of the Year awards went to the San Bernardino County (Calif.) Employees Retirement Association and the Ohio Highway Patrol Retirement System, respectively. Chuck Valdes, chairman of the investment committee at the California Public Employees Retirement System, was presented with MML’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Baring Asset Management, PIMCO, Paulson & Co. and Piedmont Investment Advisors were honored as Equity, Bond, Alternatives and Emerging Manager of the Year, respectively. Allan Martin, partner at NEPC, was named Consultant of the Year, while Paul Meskiewicz, managing director at Hartford Financial Group, won the Marketer of the Year award. The dinner was held in conjunction with Information Management Network and Institutional Investor Events.View photos of the awards cermony and dinner here.>> Click here to view our full Photo Gallery.Photos by Bleu Cotton Photography Inc. >> Large Public Plan of the Year>> Mid-Sized Public Plan of the Year>> Small Public Plan of the Year>> Consultant of the Year>> Marketer of the Year>> Equity Manager of the Year>> Bond Manager of the Year>> Alternatives Manager of the Year>> Emerging Manager of the Year