The Florida State Board of Administration (FSBA), which runs the $100bn Florida Retirement System (FRS), could soon be allowed to invest in tobacco stocks again, despite the objections of anti-smoking and health groups.
The FSBA's executive director Tom Herndon has called for a lifting of a ban that prevents the FSBA from investing in tobacco companies. In a memo - a copy of which was obtained by International Pen...
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