Comment: Obama not to blame for BP investor plight

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The Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster may not only be catastrophic for the environment.

Pension schemes invested in a typical FTSE100 UK equities mandate will hold as much as 8% of their portfolio in the oil and gas giant's shares - and are estimated to receive as much as £1 in £6 of ...

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