The 5th Annual Money Management Letter Public Pension Fund Awards For Excellence Ceremony & Dinner (April 2, 2006)

The winners of Institutional Investor's Money Management Letter's 5th Annual Public Pension Fund Awards were announced on April 2, 2006 at a dinner and ceremony held at the Hyatt Lake Las Vegas Resort, Spa & Casino, NV in conjunction with Information Management Networks' (IMN's) Public Funds Summit.

The awards recognized public pension plans, consultants, marketers and asset management firms who made significant impacts on the market over the preceding year. The dinner and ceremony brought together over two hundred senior representatives from the public pension fund sector to celebrate the achievements of their peers.

Money Management Letter Lifetime Achievement Award:
William Sharpe, professor of finance, emeritus at Stanford University's graduate school of business

Public Fund Marketer of the Year:
Doug Angstrom, Managing Director, U.S. Institutional Public Funds, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Nominees: Jack Gastler, Acadian Asset Management, Thad Fletcher, Cooke & Bieler Investment Counsel

Large Public Plan of the Year:
Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (MassPRIM)
Nominees: Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System,New Jersey Division of Investments

Medium Public Plan of the Year:
San Diego County Employees Retirement Association
Nominees: Michigan Municipal Employees Retirement SystemOhio Police & Fire Pension Fund

Small Public Plan of the Year:
Jacksonville (Florida) Police & Fire Pension Fund
Nominees: Mass. Turnpike Authority Employees Retirement System, City of Worcester (Mass.) Retirement System

Savviest Public Plan of the Year:
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Nominees: California State Teachers Retirement System, Teachers Retirement System of Texas

Equity Manager of the Year:
Thornburg Investment Management
Nominees: AllianceBernstein Institutional Investment Management, AXA Rosenberg Investment Management

Bond Manager of the Year:
PIMCO
Nominees: Principal Global Investors, Loomis Sayles & Co.

Alternatives Manager of the Year:
Bridgewater Associates
Nominees: Mesirow Financial, The Blackstone Group

Public Plan Consultant of the Year:
Stephen Nesbitt, Cliffwater LLC
Nominees: Chris Cesare, Rocaton Investment Advisors, Dan Holmes, Summit Strategies

Click here to see editorial write-ups on the winners.

For information on sponsoring or attending the 6th Annual Public Pension Fund Awards Dinner and Ceremony, which will be held at the Hyatt Lake Las Vegas Resort, Spa & Casino, NV on March 11, 2007, please contact Tracey Redmond, Awards Director, at 212-224-3239, tredmond@iievents.com.