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Rainy-day funds are depleted, pension-fund contributions are already at record lows, and almost all of the major federal government subsidy programs will run out in June 2011.

State Bailouts? They've Already Begun Meredith Whitney 2010

Unveiling a broad tax-system proposal Sunday, the government also said it will raise the mandatory pension-fund contribution to 12% of workers 'salaries, from 9% now.

POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Monday, May 3, 2010 2010

When the three pension funds invested with Fletcher in 2008, the firm offered them a minimum 12% return and a maximum of 18%, backed by the holdings of other investors, according to pension-fund documents.

Fletcher Review Backs Asset Claims Josh Barbanel 2011

And Linda Lacewell, who did much of the digging in the office's probe of the pension-fund pay-to-play scandal, may be tapped to oversee Mr. Cuomo's planned shake-up of ethics oversight, according to a person familiar with the transition effort.

Cuomo Ponders New Team Jacob Gershman 2010

His firm's funds before the sale to Invesco managed to generate returns more than twice or three times investors' money, according to data from public pension-fund clients.

Investors Balking at New Ross Fund Sabrina Willmer 2011

When he was attorney general, she commanded some of his most high-profile and politically sensitive probes, including the pension-fund corruption scandal that sent a former Democratic state Comptroller Alan Hevesi to prison.

Ethics Pick Questioned Jacob Gershman 2012

That sounds like good advice for the pension-fund directors seeking an escape from their current predicaments.

A Hazard of Fortunes George Melloan 2012

In the near term, pension-fund managers may close the gap not by buying riskier, higher-yielding assets, but by buying assets that better match their liabilities.

Persistently Low Rates Carry Risk of Negative Side Effect Richard Barley 2012

Hungary's government said it plans to lower its public debt, the highest in central and eastern Europe, to between 65%-70% of gross domestic product by the end of 2014 through fiscal restructuring and the transfer of private pension-fund assets to the state.

World Watch 2011

Public pension-fund systems are under pressure to reduce the annual-performance assumptions they use to determine contributions from taxpayers and employees, amid turmoil in Europe, the sluggish economy and low interest rates.

Iran Accused, Cain Leaps to 1, RIM Outage 2011