Frisco System Axes Ashmore Mandate

San Francisco City & County Employees’ Retirement System has dropped Ashmore Investment Management.

San Francisco City & County Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS) has dropped Ashmore Investment Management, Pensions & Investments. Ashmore was managing $18 million in an emerging markets equity strategy for the $15.1 billion system.

The investment manager, which was terminated due to poor performance, had been under review since the third quarter 2009. The money has been transferred to emerging markets ETFs.

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