On May 21, 2014, Rep. George Miller, Senior Democratic Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, sent a letter to Labor Department Secretary Thomas Perez expressing concerns about a “growing trend” in which pension consultants are “recommending” themselves to manage the assets of their pension plan clients.  See also “Getting to Know the Gatekeepers: How Hedge Fund Managers Can Interface with Investment Consultants to Access Institutional Capital (Part Two of Two),” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 6, No. 28 (Jul. 18, 2013).