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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Calpers voting against Murdoch reelection at News Corp

Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 15, 2011

(Reuters) – Calpers, the biggest U.S. public pension fund, said on Friday it would withhold its votes for the reelection of Rupert Murdoch and sons James and Lachlan to the News Corp board of directors.



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Calpers sues ex-Lehman execs over mortgage risks

Posted by Reuters: Business News on February 8, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Calpers sued a group of ex-Lehman executives and underwriters, alleging it bought over $700 million in bonds and Lehman stock without knowing the true condition of the…



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CalPERS Gives GI Partners $3.4B Assignment, FINalternatives Says

Posted by The Distressed Debt Report on December 2, 2010

The nation's largest public pension fund, the California Public Employees' Retirement System, has pu…
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CalPERS Cuts BlackRock Loose

Posted by The Distressed Debt Report on October 5, 2010

The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), the largest pension fund in the U.S., s…
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Paulson, Calpers object to Lehman bankruptcy plan

Posted by Reuters: Business News on June 29, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc’s creditors, including the largest U.S. pension fund and a prominent hedge fund, said they object to the investment bank’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan.



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Fed agency scanning certain Calpers transacts: report

Posted by Reuters: Business News on March 26, 2010

(Reuters) – Los Angeles’s justice department is scrutinizing certain investment transactions of public pension funds, including Calpers, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.



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Calpers knew in 2003 about forex trading hits: report

Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 6, 2009

(Reuters) – California Public Employees’ Retirement System, knew it was paying uncompetitive rates on foreign-exchange trades as early as 2003, the Wall Street Journal said, citing a consultant who advised the largest U.S. public pension fund.


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Land deal advisor resigns from Calpers

Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 26, 2009

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The real estate investment manager who led the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the nation’s largest pension fund, into a money-losing land venture has resigned as an adviser to the fund, a spokeswoman for MacFarlane Partners said on Saturday.


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Land deal advisor resigns from Calpers

Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 25, 2009

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The real estate investment manager who led the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the nation’s largest pension fund, into a money-losing land venture has resigned as an adviser to the fund, a spokeswoman for MacFarlane Partners said on Saturday.


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Laying on bets at America’s biggest pension fund

Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 23, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Russell Read, the former chief investment officer of Calpers, the largest pension fund in the United States, knows his trees.


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