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Shareholders force McGraw-Hill to divide business

Global Pensions | 13 Sep 2011 | 15:20

US/CANADA - McGraw-Hill, owner of ratings agency Standard & Poor’s, has agreed to divide itself into two separate entities following demands from shareholders including the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

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Man who downgraded US steps down

US - Deven Sharma, the man who oversaw the downgrade of the US' credit rating earlier this month, is stepping down as president of Standard & Poor's.

Global Pensions | 23 Aug 2011 | 14:00

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OTPP and Jana call for McGraw-Hill to be sliced up

US – The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Jana Partners have called for McGraw-Hill, owner of ratings agency Standard & Poor’s, to be carved up into four units to keep S&P from infecting the rest of the business.

Global Pensions | 23 Aug 2011 | 13:00

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New Jersey debt downgraded over pension hole

US – Fitch Ratings has downgraded New Jersey’s debt rating in large part because of its swelling pension funding needs.

Global Pensions | 18 Aug 2011 | 14:50

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Pension funds slicing up bond allocations between managers

UK pension schemes are actively selecting bond managers for specialist mandates to diversify and reduce risk. Andrew Short examines the changing attitudes to fixed income and bond allocations.

Professional Pensions | 18 Aug 2011 | 08:00

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US heavyweights clash on S&P move

US - Bill Gross, Bill Miller and Warren Buffett have clashed over Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the US’ credit rating.

Global Pensions | 08 Aug 2011 | 11:02

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Week on the web

GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top 10 most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days.

Global Pensions | 22 Jul 2011 | 11:37

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S&P places bond funds on credit watch over US Treasury exposure

US - Standard & Poor's has placed 76 fixed-income funds on credit watch because of their exposure to US Treasury and government agency securities.

Global Pensions | 18 Jul 2011 | 12:40

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S&P 1500 scheme deficits fall $15bn in June

US - The aggregate deficit of S&P 1500 pension plans fell by $15bn during June, new figures from Mercer show.

Global Pensions | 12 Jul 2011 | 17:48

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S&P cuts Greek credit rating

GREECE - Standard & Poor's has slashed Greece's long term credit rating from B to CCC, amid fears private sector debt proposals will amount to a default.

Global Pensions | 04 Jul 2011 | 10:04

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Cloud covering emerging market debt was short lived

Emerging market debt funds saw outflows in the start of the year but concerns over the strength of the developed world pulled investors back, as Lynn Strongin Dodds reports

Global Pensions | 06 Jun 2011 | 16:19

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Week on the web

GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top 10 most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days.

Global Pensions | 27 May 2011 | 11:11

FoHFs target smaller investors as institutions go direct

GLOBAL - Funds-of-hedge-funds managers are beginning to target smaller investors as larger institutions increasingly invest directly, research by Standard & Poor’s suggests.

Global Pensions | 24 May 2011 | 11:40

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