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Oregon’s Public Pension Board Stands Pat On Its Key Investment Assumption

The board of Oregon’s public pension system voted 3-to-2 Friday to stand pat on the system’s key funding assumption, maintaining their assumed rate of return on investments at 7.2% annually, The Oregonian reports.

07.29.19
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London Stock Exchange Eyes $15 Billion Bet for Blackstone’s Refinitiv

A deal for the financial-information and terminal business would help the U.K.-based exchange operator expand its business as a data provider to investors and companies, the Wall Street Journal reports.

07.29.19
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America’s Public Pensions Are Stuck In The Clouds

Public pension plans in the U.S. are basing their funding strength on rosy assumptions, the Wall Street Journal reports.

07.29.19
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Sonoco Terminates US Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Packaging company Sonoco’s board of directors has approved a plan to terminate the Sonoco US Pension Plan for Inactive Participants, effective Sept. 30.

07.24.19
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Another California Pension Fund Falls Just Short Of Its Investment Return Target

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System just missed its target rate for annual investment returns, recording 6.8 percent for the fiscal year ending June 30.

07.24.19
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Big ERISA Decisions On The Horizon—SCOTUS To Review Third ERISA Case This Term

The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to review the Eighth Circuit’s decision in Thole v. US Bank, in which the Eighth Circuit held that participants in an overfunded defined benefit pension plan lack standing to sue for fiduciary breaches under ERISA. The Supreme Court’s decision in this case—the third ERISA case accepted by the court this term—could have significant implications for plan sponsors and plan fiduciaries.

07.23.19
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Kentucky Governor's Pension Plan Passes State House

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s pension-relief proposal cleared the Republican-run state House by a slim margin Monday, surviving a crucial showdown as lawmakers continued a special legislative session convened by the GOP governor.

07.23.19
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Cleantech Venture Capital Is Back? Early Numbers Say Yes.

While all venture capital sectors suffered during the Great Recession, one notable sector was almost completely left out of the corresponding recovery: Cleantech.

07.22.19
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Stock Market Woes Caused Ohio Pension System To Lose Money In 2018

The stock market’s end-of-the-year losses in December caused each of Ohio’s state pension systems to lose money for the 2018 calendar year.

07.22.19
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Canada’s Pension Fund OMERS Seeks New Green Energy Deals

Canadian pension fund Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (OMERS) is scouting for acquisition opportunities in India, in an affirmation of the country’s position as a green energy hot-spot.

07.22.19