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Capitol Alert: NYC hedge fund spends big in first quarter CA lobbying reports
May 01, 2013

UPDATE: NYC hedge fund correcting its first quarter CA lobbying reports
May 01, 2013

Capitol Alert: Report: California governments could be $1.1 trillion in debt
April 30, 2013

Report: California governments could be $1.1 trillion in debt
April 30, 2013

CalPERS clears $97 billion in investment losses, aims for full funding
April 26, 2013

New measure of economy will include focus on government pensions
April 24, 2013

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N.J. Pension Sees Opportunities in Europe
May 15, 2013 | Bloomberg

NJ Pension Funds: 26% Invested in Alternatives
May 15, 2013 | Bloomberg

Stocks to Rise on Buybacks, No IPOs, Kapito Says
May 09, 2013 | Bloomberg

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NYC hedge fund spends big in first quarter CA lobbying reports
May 01, 2013
A review of California lobbying reports from the first quarter of 2013 shows heavy spending by a lot of Sacramento's usual interest groups: the oil industry, the...

Report: California governments could be $1.1 trillion in debt
April 30, 2013
California's state and local governments are at least $648 billion in debt and the total could surpass $1.1 trillion -- depending on how pension liabilities are...

CalPERS Phony anti-Gun Divestment Campaign—Why Not Sell Lockheed and Boeing Stock as Well?
January 30, 2013
Why don’t pension funds divest from ALL arms companies? By John Seiler, Calwatchdog, 1/30/13 After the December shootings at Newtown, Conn., California...

AG Harris Sues Standard & Poor’s for Inflated Ratings that Caused Investors to Lose Billions
February 05, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO February 5, 2013 - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today filed a lawsuit against one of the nation's major credit rating companies for inflating...

SEC FINDS STATE OF ILLINOIS VIOLATED SECURITIES LAWS: Lying About Pension Bonds
March 12, 2013
SEC FINDS STATE OF ILLINOIS VIOLATED SECURITIES LAWS Written by Chriss W. Street, 3/11/13 The United States Securities & Exchange Commission determined that...

Saving CA State and Local Public Pension Funds Could Require an Additional $40 Billion Per Year from Taxpayers
May 25, 2012
If CalPRS was honestly run cities would have to contribute billions more each year to bring it to solvency. “As [...]

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Four retirement systems to send members to Hawaii
March 03, 2013 | FresnoBee.com: Local
When the head of one of the state's largest independent pension funds received an invitation recently for his staff to attend a conference in Hawaii, his response lacked the...

Our View: How much priority for pensions?
November 03, 2012 | AppealDemocrat
So what happens if California cities facing fiscal emergencies stop paying into their employees' pension funds? We all could find out soon. CalPensions.com reported that''...

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IPERS to share in $ 500 million mortgage settlement
April 17, 2013
Most pension funds are required to purchase only investment-grade securities and are precluded from buying lesser junk bonds, which is the rating many of the Countrywide...

Bank of America closes one mortgage lawsuit, another lingers
April 16, 2013
The bank announced Wednesday that it would pay $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit led by pension funds ... Chief Financial Officer Bruce Thompson told analysts that the bank felt'' very good'' about settling the pension funds ...

Countrywide Financial settles with retirees for $ 500 million
April 16, 2013
Most pension funds are required to... BOA Chief Financial Officer Bruce Thompson told analysts that the bank felt'' very good'' about settling the pension funds' lawsuit....

As Bailout Deadline Approaches, Cyprus Scrambles to Find Funds
March 20, 2013
One proposal would nationalize pension funds from state-run companies and hold an emergency bond sale in an effort to raise, 5.8 billion. ...

Pension funds that lost money in the financial. . . Pension funds that lost money...
January 25, 2013
Pension funds that lost money in the financial collapse are now investing more aggressively, to make up for it. Related. More>> ...

Four retirement systems to send members to Hawaii
March 03, 2013
When the head of one of the state's largest independent pension funds received an invitation recently for his staff to attend a conference in Hawaii, his response lacked the...

Pension Funds on twitter

	Pension funds switch out of equities http://t.co/fcfLfQNrfh #financeNews Twitter: @finance__now
	The U.K. Supreme Court is considering whether the claims of pension funds have a priority over other creditors in bankruptcy proceedings. Twitter: @BoringCorp
	RT @Ian_darbyshire: In Q1 2006 pension funds were buying fixed rate assets to lock in high interest rates. Banks knew that interest rates were going down. Twitter: @pjpdirect
	#Quantitativeeasing stole from hardworking savers pension funds. http://t.co/6pqiVAqXOM #socialwork #economics #cdnpoli Twitter: @nechakogal
	Delayed Retirements Law could mean EU Gov illegally used pension funds. Twitter: @mbindwane
	RT @drpaulmorgan: My wife just got a text from 07767113741 about unlocking UK pension funds. Spamming bastards go screw yourselves. Twitter: @zeno001

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October 31, 2012

Here's Why Your Retirement Savings May Not be Safe in a Pension Fund
February 21, 2013

Public pension funds are the next bubble to burst. Economic Collapse 2012
January 13, 2012

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