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Trillion-Dollar Pension Crisis Looms Large Over America

The country’s pension system — both public and private plans — faces trillions of dollars in unfunded liabilities. This special report examines what General Motor’s historic bankruptcy has to teach about the looming pension crisis, while pointing to alarming parallels between GM and cash-strapped California, whose pension crisis may already have arrived.

TOP NEWS

Video: Is California the Next GM?
CNBC interviews writer Paul Ingrassia, who sees GM's bankruptcy as a prophetic warning to cash-strapped California.

Multiemployer Pension Plans Face Uncertain Future
What unions and employers fear to hear about Taft-Hartley pension plans.

Eight Ways to Avoid a Crash
A list of practical pension-related recommendations gleaned from lessons of the GM implosion.

BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research Is No. 1 in Emerging Markets Research
2010 Emerging EMEA Research Team ranking of the best equity analysts covering the emerging markets of Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Friday March 12, 2010

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European Parliament member Dr. Wolf Klinz introduces BNP whitepaper on UCITS Directive.

Several catalysts at play point to continued hiring in the finance jobs market in 2010.

U.S. should look to Canada as a model for financial regulatory reform.

Darryl Grayson to head marketing and sales efforts to financial and institutional channels

Alexander Izosimov and Dick Lundqvist named as Board members.

Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services promotes relationship management heads.

Bank of Montreal appoints Kevin Lynch as vice chairman.

RESEARCH & RANKINGS

The best things to see, do and experience at the world's top luxury hotels.

Norwegian actuary Jo Kvernberg has turned a passion for stamps into a valuable collection.

This designated world heritage site is steeped in history, and that’s just the beginning.

There are a number of ways would-be quants can acquire the right skills to succeed.

The Citadel chief is assembling an army to fill the void left on Wall Street.

Many pension funds were burned during the recent crash when this deceptively complex strategy failed miserably.

Recovery Slows Hedge Fund DIP Financing

Recovery has hampered hedge funds that provide debtor-in possession loans to bankrupt companies.

The Preferred Stock Puzzle

Banks that had big losses and were bailed out should, in theory, have suspended preferred-stock dividends. They didn’t, creating a value play — and confounding notions of capital structure.

Reforming Over-The-Counter Derivatives

Legislators want to reform derivatives trading. The market may beat them to it.

The Equity Culture Loses Its Bloom

After two brutal stock market crashes, investors are questioning the conventional wisdom that stocks outperform bonds.

Boom in Build America Bonds

Subsidized munis are such a hit that President Obama wants to expand the program.

Rusal Debt Woes Test Mettle of IPO Buyers

Rusal IPO buyers were content to overlook its significant debt problems.

Johnson Controls CEO Stephen Roell Spearheads Drive Towards Energy Efficiency

Johnson Controls CEO Stephen Roell sees green in retrofitting buildings.

Small-Wind Market Lures GE Energy Financial

A wind turbine in every backyard? Maybe not, but Energy Financial Services, General Electric Co.'s investing arm, likes the “small wind” industry.

British Fund Juridica Buys Stakes In Plaintiffs Lawsuits

Looking for those elusive uncorrelated assets? How about investing in U.S. lawsuits? Juridica, a closed-end British fund, does just that.

Goldman Sachs Strives To Stay On Top

After more than a century of investment banking success, Goldman Sachs grapples with an unyielding publicity crisis and a rapidly shifting regulatory environment.

Could A Global Trading “Network Map” Prevent Another Lehman Brothers?

A master "network map" of the world’s securities activity has some serious proponents.

London Stock Exchange Seals The Deal To Buy Turquoise

The Turquoise merger gives LSE the opportunity to expand its services across Europe in both lit and dark trading.

Private Banks Scramble to Manage Brazilian Wealth

Major private banks are flocking to Brazil to compete in its fastest-growing and lucrative wealth management market.

Dubai’s Debt Blues

The brash emirate has warded off default, but it needs broader debt restructuring and reform to regain its economic leadership. Analysts say Dubai’s handling of the crisis has been a textbook example of poor public relations and a lack of understanding of project financing.

Substituting Profit-Sharing for a 401(k) Match

401(k) plan sponsors are eyeing profit-sharing to match contributions based on company results.

Easy Money: The Temptation of Portable Alpha Strategies

Many pension funds were burned during the recent crash when this deceptively complex strategy failed miserably.

Goldman Could Benefit From Proprietary Trading Reforms

Breaking the banks under President Obama’s new plan, Goldman will likely land on top.

Reforming the Regulators

Efforts to fix the financial services industry will be wasted without true reforms.

Analysts Choose All-America Executive Team

First Solar leads 2010 All-America Executive Team ranking of the nation’s best CEOs, CFOs, investor relations professionals and IR companies.

The Power 25: Leaders in Finance

The most influential people in the world of investment and banking today.