Hirings.(Abu Dhabi Pensions & Benefits Retirement Fund chose Northern Trust as its global custodian)(Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. portfolio management contracts with Lehman Brothers Alternative Investment Management and Pacific Alternative Asset Management)(American Bar Retirement Association chose T. Rowe Price and Wellington Asset Management for investment management)

Pensions & Investments, October, 2006

Abu Dhabi Pensions ABU DHABI - Abu Dhabi Pensions & Benefits Retirement Fund hired Northern Trust as its first global custodian, Northern Trust spokeswoman Alexis Geocaris confirmed. Ms. Geocaris declined to provide the size of the fund, saying only that it is in the "multibillion-dollar" range.

Andrew Palmer, the fund's financial controller, could not be reached for comment. Northern also will provide risk analysis, including performance measurement and attribution analysis. The fund was established in 2000 by the Abu Dhabi government. Alaska Permanent JUNEAU, Alaska - The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. hired Lehman Brothers Alternative Investment Management and Pacific Alternative Asset Management to run $200 million each in hedge fund-of-fund...

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