Almost two years ago, a Stanford study stirred up discussion statewide with the prediction that the pension funds of California's state workers were headed for a train wreck. The retirement system would eventually not have ...
Economics & Business
Dec 15, 2011
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South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom has been selected as preferred bidder for a controlling stake in Hynix Semiconductor, the world's number two memory chip maker, creditors said Friday.
Business
Nov 11, 2011
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The health of the pension system is front page news in countries around the world with an ongoing debate on required contribution rates or minimum retirement ages. An equally relevant issue is how efficiently savings invested ...
Economics & Business
Sep 12, 2011
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Efforts to repair the state’s failing pension system should not punish those who have faithfully paid into that system, Northern Illinois University President John Peters said today in his keynote address at the State ...
Economics & Business
Jun 22, 2011
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A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could have a great deal of significance for employees and retirees with a private pension plan, a University of Illinois elder law expert says.
Social Sciences
Jun 9, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study suggests the government should introduce a variable state pension age to acknowledge the wide variations in life expectancy across the UK. It also warns the current state pension system is unsustainable ...
Economics & Business
Jan 12, 2011
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As baby boomers retire in greater numbers, serious doubts continue to be raised about the ability of the retirement income system to provide adequate replacement wages for the next generation of Canadians. According to a ...
Economics & Business
Oct 1, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- California public employee pension systems are worse off than anyone previously projected, according to a new report generated by five graduate students in Stanford's Graduate Public Policy Program. The result ...
Economics & Business
Apr 6, 2010
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Research shows that, nationally, states are facing more than $550 billion in unfunded liabilities associated with health care and other non-pension benefits for retired state employees, a situation many states are now struggling ...
Economics & Business
Jan 13, 2010
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As pension funds have grown and become increasingly complex many have turned to using multiple, often pricier specialist managers to steer their investment decisions.
Economics & Business
Dec 15, 2009
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