US - Michigan's State Department of Treasury has denied there are political drivers behind the decision to set aside US$300m of the state pension fund to be invested in Michigan-based companies.
Terry Stanton, public information officer, Michigan Department of Treasury, said: "It's not political in any shape or form, simply the goal of the programme is to generate market returns for the pe...
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