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Los Angeles venture capitalist Elliott Broidy pleaded guilty today in a New York courtroom to charges of "rewarding official misconduct" as part of a growing bicoastal investigation of influence peddling and corruption involving public pension fund investments.
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Highly paid financial intermediaries at the center of a growing uproar over the way California's huge public pension plan invests its money may soon be required to register as government lobbyists and regularly report their fees and clients...But critics...
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Private investment firms would face restrictions on campaign contributions to U.S. public pension fund officials under a proposal that won provisional approval. The Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously endorsed the proposal Wednesday, as investigators...
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Investment firms should be barred for two years from managing U.S. public pension funds if they make campaign contributions to the politicians who make the investment decisions, a spokesman for New York's state comptroller urged on Monday. New York Attorney...
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The initiative comes amid increased calls for scrutiny of hedge funds by regulators after steep losses arising from Wall Street's turmoil. The $173 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System, best known as Calpers, said in a statement the...
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The nation's largest public pension fund, known as Calpers, picked the top executive at Washington state's pension system as its new chief investment officer...Dear, who has served as executive director at the Washington State Investment Board since 2002,...
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