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	<title><![CDATA[&#8216;Moderate' money management bonuses in 2012, consultant says]]></title> 
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:00:12 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Bonus payouts by traditional and alternative money management firms look set to rise &#8220;moderately&#8221; in 2012, as market appreciation makes up somewhat for stagnant net flows, according to a report Wednesday by compensation consulting firm...]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[CalPERS debuts core real estate fund targeting tech properties]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120516/DAILYREG/120519922&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:13:21 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[CalPERS on Wednesday announced it launched a $500 million core real estate fund, TechCore, with real estate investment manager GI Partners to invest in &#8220;technology advantaged&#8221; U.S. properties.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Legg Mason to buy back $1.25 billion in convertibles from KKR]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120516/DAILYREG/120519923&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:08:44 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Legg Mason on Wednesday announced it would repurchase the $1.25 billion of convertible senior notes it sold in January 2008 to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., and expand its stock-repurchase authorization by $1 billion.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[3 of 4 money managers GIPS compliant, survey shows]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120516/DAILYREG/120519924&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:02:32 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Three out of four money managers responding to a survey said they comply with Global Investment Performance Standards and another 7% said they'll be GIPS compliant within the next 12 months.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Transamerica: 54% of workers would switch jobs to get a better DC plan]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120516/DAILYREG/120519927&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:51:40 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Fifty-four percent of workers would likely leave their current job to take a &#8220;nearly identical&#8221; job with a &#8220;similar employer&#8221; to get a better defined contribution plan, according to a survey by the Transamerica Center for...]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[401(k) fiduciary charged with fraud faces DOL complaint]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120516/DAILYREG/120519928&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:46:48 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Matthew D. Hutcheson, a 401(k) plan fiduciary indicted on federal charges of fraud and misappropriation of plan assets, now faces civil charges from the Department of Labor as well.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Senate proposal would add auto escalation in Thrift Savings Plan]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120516/DAILYREG/120519929&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:28:15 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Newly hired federal employees participating in the $313 billion Thrift Savings Plan would have automatic escalation of their contributions under legislation introduced in the Senate.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Alcoa's pension CIO adds vice president title]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120516/DAILYREG/120519930&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:10:52 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Ronald Barin, chief investment officer, pension investments, at Alcoa Inc., was promoted to vice president and officer.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Carlyle reportedly raising $3.5 billion for new Asia buyout fund  ]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120516/DAILYREG/120519937&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:45:43 EST</pubDate>
  <author><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[Carlyle Group, the private equity firm that went public this month, plans to seek about $3.5 billion for its fourth buyout fund in Asia, two people familiar with the matter said.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Business leaders urge permanent pension funding relief]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120515/DAILYREG/120519938&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:38:13 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[A group representing executives of companies that sponsor some of the nation's largest pension plans urged members of Congress to permanently ease rules for interest rates used to calculate their defined benefit plan contributions.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[CalPERS eyes expanding timber portfolio's U.S. reach]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120515/DAILYREG/120519939&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:18:21 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[CalPERS' investment consultant is recommending that the $234.3 billion retirement system broaden its timberland program beyond the southern U.S. to other parts of the country.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[University of Maryland system foundation selects CIO]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120515/DAILYREG/120519949&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:50:30 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Samuel N. Gallo was named chief investment officer of the University System of Maryland Foundation, effective July 1.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Vista Equity Partners closes 4th fund at $3.5 billion]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120515/DAILYREG/120519941&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:36:14 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Vista Equity Partners Fund IV closed at $3.5 billion, exceeding its fundraising target of $2.5 billion.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[PBGC sues to take over Dewey & LeBoeuf retirement plans]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120515/DAILYREG/120519943&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:22:51 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[The PBGC on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP to force the law firm to turn over its three pension plans to the agency and appoint it the plans' trustee.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Tennessee gets OK to hike private equity, include strategic lending]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120515/DAILYREG/120519944&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:18:31 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, Nashville, can increase its target private equity allocation to 10% from 5% under legislation signed by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[J.P. Morgan Chase shareholders back executive compensation plan]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120515/DAILYREG/120519947&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:58:13 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. on Tuesdayannounced its executive compensation plan won the approval of 91.5% of shareholders in a non-binding annual advisory vote, up from 73% last year.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Carlyle assets rise, performance fees fall in 1st earnings statement after IPO]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120515/DAILYREG/120519951&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:03:44 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Carlyle Group on Tuesday reported fee-earning assets under management of $117 billion as of March 31, up 5% from three months earlier and 8.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[North Dakota retirement office chief to retire]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120515/DAILYREG/120519950&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:54:32 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[John Geissinger will retire effective May 31 as executive director and chief investment officer of the North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office, which oversees the $5.6 billion North Dakota State Investment Board.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Facebook hikes IPO range, values itself at up to $104 billion]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120515/DAILYREG/120519952&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 11:32:03 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Facebook on Tuesday boosted the price range to $34 to $38 a share on its IPO, according to a regulatory filing, implying a market value of as much as $104.2 billion.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[TIAA-CREF, institutional investors in $2 billion farmland venture]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120514/DAILYREG/120519953&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:21:04 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[A small number of institutional investors including AP2, British Columbia Investment Management Corp. and the Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec formed an investment firm with TIAA-CREF to invest $2 billion in farmland.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Reinsurance money manager Juniperus selects CEO]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120514/DAILYREG/120519957&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:47:02 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Chris McKeown was named CEO of Juniperus Capital Holdings, a money management firm that makes investments in reinsurance-linked securities.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Large pension funds, money managers hold sizable stakes in J.P. Morgan Chase]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120514/DAILYREG/120519954&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:11:59 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[New York State's employees and teachers retirement systems, CalPERS, CalSTRS and IBM's pension fund own the largest shares of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. among pension funds.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Hartford: Younger workers big on guaranteed income options]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120514/DAILYREG/120519955&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:04:46 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Younger workers are more likely than older workers to favor guaranteed income options in their 401(k) and other defined contribution plans, according to a new survey from Hartford Financial Services Group.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Prologue Capital picks 2 as portfolio managers]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120514/DAILYREG/120519956&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:51:29 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Noah Estrin was named senior portfolio manager at fixed-income global macro manager Prologue Capital and Michael Chapey was named portfolio manager.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Loomis Sayles chooses consultant relations director for London]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.pionline.com/article/20120514/DAILYREG/120519958&fromRSS=true]]></link> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:42:59 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Chris Yiannakou was named a director of consultant relations at Loomis Sayles in London.]]></description>
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