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NYC urged to alter investing mix to cut pension gapJoan Gralla Reuters 07/14/2011 | NYC Pension Funds Rose Most in 13 Years in Fiscal 2011, Comptroller SaysSarah Frier Bloomberg.com 07/05/2011 |
Cuomo Urges Broad Limits to NY Public PensionsDanny Hakim, Thomas Kaplan - The New York Times 06/08/2011 | Irish Bombshell: Government Raids PRIVATE Pensions To Pay For SpendingJoe Weisenthal and Gregory White Business Insider 05/10/2011 |
US States Warned of $2 Trillion Pensions ShortfallNicole Bullock CNBC 01/18/2011 | European nations begin seizing private pensionsJan Iwanik Christian Science Monitor 01/03/2011 |
People’s retirement savings are a convenient source of revenue for governments that don’t want to reduce spending or make privatizations. As most pension schemes in Europe are organised by the state, European ministers of finance have a facilitated access to the savings accumulated there, and it is only logical that they try to get a hold of this money for their own ends. In recent weeks I have noted five such attempts: Three situations concern private personal savings; two others refer to national funds. | |
New York Pension Checks Are in the Mail - Really ABC News 01/05/2010 | Survey finds all-time low in Americans' retirement confidenceRobert Powell MarketWatch 04/13/2009 |
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Fewer and fewer Americans these days are singing "I Have Confidence," Julie Andrews' classic song from the "Sound of Music." No it's not because the song, released some 44 years ago, has fallen out of fashion. Rather, it has more to do with the economy, inflation and the cost of living. | |
Massachusetts Governor lays out pension reformsJohn C. Drake The Boston Globe 03/22/2009 | British pensioner murder in South Africa for his microwaveNick Britten Telegraph 02/23/2009 |
Governor Deval Patrick laid out a series of proposed reforms to state and municipal pension systems yesterday, even though he and legislative leaders acknowledged that they are not likely to bring immediate relief to the state's budget crisis. They are needed, however, to restore public confidence in state government, he said. | |
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