Columbus, Ohio � The Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund (OP&F) announced today that they will seek a domestic large cap growth manager for at least $90 million worth of assets beginning in the third quarter. OP&F will issue a Request for Proposals within the next few months.

OP&F is one of five state pension funds in Ohio, with assets over $8 billion. Created in 1965 as a result of an act passed by the Ohio General Assembly, OP&F is a multi-employer pension fund serving over 50,000 members.

External advisors manage all of OP&F's asset classes with the exception of fixed income. OP&F's target asset allocation is 46% to US Equity, 17% to International Developed Markets Equity, 3% to Emerging Markets Equity, 18% to US Fixed Income, 8% to Real Estate, 5% to High Yield, and 3% to Private Equity.

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Contact: Dave Graham (614) 628-8396, dgraham@op-f.org