SEC
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US - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a brokerage firm and its former executive with defrauding the pension funds of five Wisconsin school districts.
11 August 2011
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US - Institutional investors are bemoaning a US Court of Appeals decision to overturn the Security and Exchange Commission's proxy-access rule, which would have allowed investors to nominate their own candidates for company boards.
25 July 2011
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Appointments
Russell restructures EMEA; Towers Watson lures AonHewitt's Machon; SEC; Robeco; AustralianSuper; Standard Life Investments; Allianz Netherlands Asset Management; IMF
04 July 2011
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Private Equity
More than half of GP 100 Panel members believe they would get more transparency from their private equity manager if the firm was publicly traded.
04 April 2011
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US - The SEC has approved a request by the New York City Pension Funds to hold a shareholder vote asking Bank of America and Citigroup to review their foreclosure and mortgage practices.
24 March 2011
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United Kingdom
US/UK - The recent initial public offering announcement by Apollo is a boon to the private equity industry, as it will help "demystify" the market, said Alan MacKay, chief executive of Hermes GPE.
22 March 2011
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US - AXA Rosenberg Group, AXA Rosenberg Investment Management (ARIM) and the Barr Rosenberg Research Center (BRRC) have agreed to pay a total of $242m to settle SEC charges after concealing a coding error from investors.
04 February 2011
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US - The Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an inquiry into public statements by Illinois officials about the state's underfunded pension fund, according to a report.
25 January 2011
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US - The Securities and Exchange Commission is understood to be investigating whether the state of California violated securities laws by failing to disclose the risks attached to the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS).
07 January 2011
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US - Watchdog the Securities & Exchange Commission has progressed plans to regulate hedge and private equity funds, and to push them to reveal more information on their activities.
22 November 2010
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