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Dow Jones “Emasculated” in CalPERS Copyright Abuse Per Supreme Court Amicus Brief Citing Work of This Humble Blog

Dow Jones complains to the Supreme Court that it should have gotten a ton more money from the massive CalPERS copyright theft that we exposed.

CalPERS Staff Caught Out in Yet Another Power Grab, Tries Gagging the Board With Staff’s “Board Code of Conduct”

The CalPERS board continues to waste time on tinpot tyranny rather than focusing on the challenge of the penion system’s substantial underfunding.

CalPERS in Bed With Jeffrey Epstein Client and Co-Investor, Apollo’s Leon Black Even After Apollo Pay-to-Play Scandal Led to Conviction and Jail Term for Former CalPERS CEO

CalPERS is worried about being tainted by its association with Leon Black of Apollo. CalPERS should be a lot more worried about its wallet.

CalPERS General Counsel Matt Jacobs Violated “Zero Tolerance” Policy via Manhandling CEO Marcie Frost; Will CalPERS Sanction Jacobs or Change the Policy?

CalPERS General Counsel Matt Jacob pawed CEO Marcie Frost. Not a good look.

CalPERS’ Long-Term Care Policy Train Wreck – Is Bankruptcy the End Game?

CalPERS’ long-term care policy mess is even worse than industry norms, which is saying quite a lot.

CalPERS Sleaze Watch: Showcases Criminal Ex-General “Betray-Us” as Keynote Speaker at Offsite

CalPERS demonstrates its lack of interest in ethics and propriety.

CalPERS’ Hedge Fund With 34% Stake in National Enquirer Parent Alleged To Be “Parking” Rather Than Selling (Updated)

Some funny-looking business with CalPERS desire to be rid of National Enquirer’s parent, American Media.

Why Is CalPERS Still So Afraid of Elisabeth Bourqui?

CalPERS is acting awfully guilty.

Embattled CalPERS Board Incumbent Henry Jones Puts Foot in Mouth, Doubles Down on Strategy That Got Two Board Members Turfed Out

Will reform-minded former CalPERS board member JJ Jelncic be back in the saddle soon?

How Kentucky Tried to Make the Country’s Worst-Funded Public Pension Plan Even Worse

Many public pension funds are in a very deep underfunding hole, and too many are resorting to high fee investment strategies that at this point in the cycle are costly hopium. Gordon Hamlin, a pro bono advier to public pensions, sets forth a strategy for the most deeply underfunded state pension, the Kentucky Retirement System.

CalPERS Admits It Is Nowhere on Its New Private Scheme After More Than Two Years

Why CalPERS’ private equity “new business model” dithering is looking an awful lot like Brexit.

Good Riddance to CalPERS’ Bill Slaton; Board Changes May (Finally) Lead to Staff Serving Beneficiaries, Not Its Own Interests

Why beneficiaries and California taxpayers should welcome Lisa Middleton replacing Bill Slaton on the CalPERS board.

Memo to CalPERS: The Market Won’t Provide High Returns Just Because You Need Them

A professional fund manager describes why CalPERS’ private equity strategy is irrational.

Prominent CalPERS Beneficiaries Send Forceful, Savvy Objections to the Proposed Private Equity Scheme; Contrast With Canned Letters CalPERS Pressed Allies to Submit

As important stakeholders sound alarms, more evidence that CalPERS can’t make an honest case for its “new” private equity scheme and is calling in chips in a big way to cover for that.

JJ Jelincic: CalPERS’ Plan to Create 2 New Private Equity Companies, Give Away Billions With No Control Makes No Sense….Except to Make Fund Managers Rich

CalPERS still can’t justify its new private equity business model, and has even retreated to calling it just a concept, yet it wants the board to sign a blank check at next week’s meeting.

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Dow Jones “Emasculated” in CalPERS Copyright Abuse Per Supreme Court Amicus Brief Citing Work of This Humble Blog

CalPERS Staff Caught Out in Yet Another Power Grab, Tries Gagging the Board With Staff’s “Board Code of Conduct”

CalPERS in Bed With Jeffrey Epstein Client and Co-Investor, Apollo’s Leon Black Even After Apollo Pay-to-Play Scandal Led to Conviction and Jail Term for Former CalPERS CEO

CalPERS General Counsel Matt Jacobs Violated “Zero Tolerance” Policy via Manhandling CEO Marcie Frost; Will CalPERS Sanction Jacobs or Change the Policy?

CalPERS’ Long-Term Care Policy Train Wreck – Is Bankruptcy the End Game?

CalPERS Sleaze Watch: Showcases Criminal Ex-General “Betray-Us” as Keynote Speaker at Offsite

CalPERS’ Hedge Fund With 34% Stake in National Enquirer Parent Alleged To Be “Parking” Rather Than Selling (Updated)

Why Is CalPERS Still So Afraid of Elisabeth Bourqui?

Embattled CalPERS Board Incumbent Henry Jones Puts Foot in Mouth, Doubles Down on Strategy That Got Two Board Members Turfed Out

How Kentucky Tried to Make the Country’s Worst-Funded Public Pension Plan Even Worse

CalPERS Admits It Is Nowhere on Its New Private Scheme After More Than Two Years

Good Riddance to CalPERS’ Bill Slaton; Board Changes May (Finally) Lead to Staff Serving Beneficiaries, Not Its Own Interests

Memo to CalPERS: The Market Won’t Provide High Returns Just Because You Need Them

Prominent CalPERS Beneficiaries Send Forceful, Savvy Objections to the Proposed Private Equity Scheme; Contrast With Canned Letters CalPERS Pressed Allies to Submit

JJ Jelincic: CalPERS’ Plan to Create 2 New Private Equity Companies, Give Away Billions With No Control Makes No Sense….Except to Make Fund Managers Rich

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