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| | Russell Hires Senior-level Director to Help Drive Growing Institutional Hedge Fund Business (Russell.com) |
 | | Earlier he served as a senior partner for BEA Associates (Credit Suisse Asset Management), where he managed portfolios and developed three components of the business: equity hedging, relative value arbitrage and currency overlay. |
 | | Lert added that the hiring of a senior level director, particularly at a time when many firms are retrenching amid the effects of a bear market, is part of Russell's deepening commitment to serve institutional clients with multi-manager solutions for their alternative investment needs. |
 | | Founded in 1936, Russell is a subsidiary of Northwestern Mutual and is headquartered in Tacoma, Wash., with additional offices in New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Auckland and Tokyo. |
| www.russell.com /WW/Press_Releases/PR20021028_US_p.asp (422 words) |
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