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Job Sluggish
The American economy suffered the net loss of 125,000 jobs in June, largely matching forecasting economists’ expectations. The loss was totally tied to the termination of 225,000 temporary Census jobs . . . more

The Adult Recession
Demographics of the labor force have changed significantly over the last quarter century. Most importantly, the labor force has grown older since the early 1980s. This is important in considering the unemployment rate over time, as younger workers are much more likely to be unemployed than older workers. . . . more

The Case for Real Estate Today
Commercial real estate has experienced one of the most severe declines in recent memory during the past 18 months. Values appear to be bottoming out and as such many have raised the question: “Does real estate make sense now?” In this newsletter, we will address this question in the context first of the role real estate traditionally plays in a multi-asset portfolio and how the asset class is likely to stack up against alternative investments over the market cycle, as well as what opportunities investors should consider now. . . . more

Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & Check, LLP Spring Newsletter
International Perspectives; Barroway Topaz Enjoins Merger, Puts Company in “Play” for Higher Offer; Statistical Significance, Materiality and the Duty to Disclose Pharmaceutical Risks: The Ninth Circuit’s Siracusano Decision; Climate Change and Your Investments; Judge Lifts Discovery Stay in Bank of America Shareholder Litigation . . . more

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Social Security Loses $50 Million a Year in Benefit Overpayment
Social Security is paying roughly $50 million a year too much to people who collect state pensions but fail to declare that income, according to the system’s inspector general. . . . more

Maine Giving Social Security Another Look
Lawmakers in Maine have found an unusual tool for tackling their state’s pension woes: Social Security. . . . more

Florida finally fixes double-dipping abuse
As national news carries almost daily headlines about faltering state pension funds, here's good news for the Florida Retirement System: No longer will public employees be allowed to game an already generous retirement system by "retiring" for just 30 days and then returning to work in order to double dip — collect both a pension and a paycheck. The reform took more than a year to pass the Legislature and another year to become law, but finally taxpayers' interests prevailed. . . . more

Cuomo reveals widespread pension padding
With hard evidence of abuse, State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is vowing to put an end to the loophole that allows public employees to pad their pensions. . . . more

New Jersey names Indiana's Walsh to head investment division
Timothy Walsh, the chief investment officer of Indiana’s pension fund for teachers, has been named director of the New Jersey Division of Investment, manager of the 10th-largest public retirement system in the U.S. . . . more

US pension funds remain cautious on commodities
Oil, metals and grains have been pushed by commodity fund managers to US pension funds in the hope that some of the world’s biggest investors will pour billions of dollars into an asset class billed as a hedge against inflation . . . more

States Face Pension Stress as GASB Rules Widen Gap
States may face increased retirement- fund deficits and pressure to stop skipping pension contributions under proposals being reviewed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board . . . more

Willie Brown joins Schwarzenegger to argue for public pension changes
With former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown at his side, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a new demand Thursday that a specific change in state worker pensions be made before he signs off on a budget. . . . more

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