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CalPERS Changes Corporate Engagement Strategy

November 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has adopted a new strategy for engaging underperforming public stock companies through private contacts and proxy...
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Asset Managers Gear Up for DCIO Asset Fight

November 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Asset managers are adding staff and increasing budgets to capture share of the fast-growing defined contribution investment-only (DCIO) market, as the competition for...
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Asset Manager Compensation Rebounding

November 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Compensation in the asset management industry is rebounding after two difficult years, according to a review by Greenwich Associates and Johnson Associates.
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CalSTRS Scales Back Commodities Plans

November 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has settled on a $150-million investment in the commodities markets, dramatically scaled back from its original...
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FINRA Fines Goldman over Wells Notice Flap

November 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined Goldman, Sachs & Co. $650,000 for failing to disclose that two of its registered representatives had...
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In Japan, It's all about De-Risking

November 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Funding ratios for Japanese pension funds declined to 82% in 2010, a slight deterioration from the 84% average in 2009 and a significant...
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ICI Tears Into 12(b)1 Proposal

November 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The mutual fund trade industry’s voice has weighed in on the 12(b)1 debate – and, as might be expected, they...