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Articles in January, 2006 issue of Pensions & Investments

• Expect tricky year for bonds; But end to the Fed rate hikes looks good for growth stocks.(News)
  by Chernoff, Joel
• Lockup periods might be costing investors, study says.(News)
• Rules for thee but not for me?(Editorial)
  by Anand, Vineeta
• SEC's first step on soft dollars a good one; Agency's early guidance gets high marks, but definition of 'research services' still needed.(United States. Securities and Exchange Commission)
  by Anand, Vineeta
• New firm reuniting Bernstein vets; Evercore Asset Management to focus on institutional value equity.(News)
• News Briefs: S&P 500 firms to see record earnings.(Briefs)(Standard & Poor)(Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System returns 5.02% on its investments )(Sears Holding Corp contributes $270 million to its pension plan )
• Acadian serves as bright spot for Old Mutual.(News)
  by Appell, Douglas
• UBS Global creates equity alpha strategy.(Briefs)(UBS Global Asset Management )(Brief Article)
• Changes Ahead.(Briefs)(Texas Emergency Services Retirement System is searching for equity manager replacing Rice Hall James & Associates)(Montgomery County Employees' Retirement System will set up a currency management program )(Alaska Permanent Fund
• At Deadline; Congress gets wish list.(Late News)
• Pension funds in Europe up exposure to Asian equities.(News)
  by Hua, Thao
• Number one - for now.(Editorial)(California Public Employees' Retirement System )
• Still a worthy idea.(Editorial)
• The institutional element: Something different from D.E. Shaw.(Frontlines)
  by Williamson, Christine
• BRAUDE, NEWMAN NAMED TO P&I POSTS.(News)(Nicholas Braude and Emily Newman)(Pensions & Investments)(Brief Article)
• Hirings; Alberta Workers Compensation.(Anne Arundel Retirement System hires Westwood Holdings Group)(First Eagle Funds hires State Street Corp)(John Hancock Funds hires State Street Corp)
• Multistrategy managers gaining favor; Numbers doubled since 2002 as institutions buy in.(News)
  by Williamson, Christine
• Misleading compliance; Public pension funds misuse performance reporting standards, even if return data are accurate.(Other Views)
  by Breidenbach, Brian C.
• Rules for thee but not for me?(Editorial)(Editorial)
  by Anand, Vineeta
• Not a bad tenure: Anson leaves fund in decent shape.(Frontlines)(Mark J.P. Anson)(California Public Employees' Retirement System)(Brief Article)
  by Chernoff, Joel
• Fertile Canada may yield bumper crop of capital; Private equity funds are looking north for new pools of investors, and also investments.(News)
  by Jacobius, Arleen
• Hard sailing: Baker takes part in the Great Race South.(Frontlines)(Brief Article)
  by Williamson, Christine
• People: Legg Mason's Miller hands Peters sole management of fund.(People)
• Canadian regulation plan unveiled to mixed reviews.(News)
  by Clarke, David
• Inconsistency haunts investor equity trades, report says.(News)
  by Crawford, Gregory
• SEC goals in corporate penalties.(Other Views)(Brief Article)
• Ohio bureau asks ruling on release of fund data; But managers want to keep underlying portfolio company info from disclosure.(News)
  by Jacobius, Arleen
• Firms pushing annuities as a 401(k) plan option; Importance grows as defined benefit plans decline.(News)
• '05 values jump; Value of total M&A transactions doubles from previous year despite a decrease of 4% in actual number of global deals.(Special Report: Mergers & acquisitions)
  by Bruno, Mark
• A big event: Shopping for the good of the whole.(Frontlines)
  by O'Connor, Cecily
• Manager Briefs: Mellon merges Dreyfus unit with institutional business.(Briefs)
• Ohio State Highway Patrol hires bond manager.(Hirings)(Wells Capital Management and Julius Baer Investment Management )(Brief Article)
• P&I Roundtable: Money manager M&A to increase.(News)
  by Appell, Douglas
• What are the odds? Twice in 10 years, and Davis is there.(Frontlines)(Brief Article)
  by Appell, Douglas
• Credit-default swaps grab attention; Strategy serves to protect fixed-income portfolios.(News)
  by Calio, Vince
• IBM's decision to freeze its plan may accelerate trend to drop DB; Company says its 401(k) plan will be "one of the richest".(News)(International Business Machines )
  by Burr, Barry B.
• Mutual fund assets in Hedge funds up 23.4%.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
• The real world: Pension plans become classrooms.(Frontlines)
  by Jacobius, Arleen
• The P&I 1,000.