US - US state pension funds have rejected government proposals to prohibit investment in companies such as BNP Paribas which do business in Iran.
Many state pension funds currently hold substantial equity in international companies trading with or in Iran. US$230bn California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) information offic...
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