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Government

Mar. 16, 2012

Pension fund lowers rate of return

The country's largest pension fund has lowered its estimated rate of return on investments, forcing the state, local governments and school districts to pay more into the system in order to provide benefits to retirees.


By Ben Adlin


Daily Journal Staff Writer


For the first time in nine years, the country's largest pension fund has lowered its estimated rate of return on investments, a move that will force the state, local governments and school districts to pay more into the system in order to provide promised retiree benefits.


On Wednesday, the board of the California Public Employees Retirement System, or CalPERS, voted to decrease the fund's estim...

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