Hirings; American Appraisal.(American Appraisal Associates Inc., Francis Investment Counsel, Antioch University, Pacific Investment Management Co., Ash Grove Cement Co., Barclays Global Investors Ltd.)

Pensions & Investments, July, 2004

MILWAUKEE -- American Appraisal Associates Inc. hired Francis Investment Counsel to provide investment consulting and employee communication and education services for its $31.2 million 401(k) plan. Diane Bradley, vice president of human resources, said previous consultant Smith Barney was terminated for organizational reasons.

Antioch University YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio -- Antioch University invested about $2 million in the PIMCO Total Return fund, said Don Tecklenburg, controller. Funding came from reducing an active domestic fixed-income portfolio run by Seix Investment to $2.5 million. Officials for the $25 million endowment made the move in response to rising interest rates and thought the PIMCO fund was more diversified, he said. Smith Barney assisted....

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