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CFO September 1, 2004 John Goff	Who's the Boss? Spurred by a slew of portfolio-punishing accounting scandals and angered by decades of corporate indifference to their requests, shareholder activists want more say in how American companies are run.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Activists End the Year Fighting Here's a prediction for next year: More big battles are brewing on the corporate governance front.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2004 Lita Epstein	CalPERS Aims at Coca-Cola Adding to its Dasani woes and the search for a CEO, the company faces a challenge to its board.
U.S. Banker August 2003 Lee Conrad	How Much is Too Much? Calpers, The market-moving pension fund covering California's government workers, is turning up the heat on companies that overpay the suits. And even though it's mum on possible suspects, Citigroup is singled out by other industry watchdogs for its flagrant use of commas and zeros on payday.
On Wall Street September 1, 2009	Five Questions with Bill McGrew A short interview with Bill McGrew, who runs the Focus List at CalPERS, the California Public Employees' Retirement System.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2009 Tim Beyers	The Daily Walk of Shame: CalPERS A foolish fund runs afoul of common sense. CalPERS gets today's dunce's cap for allowing what appears to have been a cozy, multiyear relationship between its investment staff and Al Villalobos
The Motley Fool August 20, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Will the SEC Protect Proxy Access? Investors of all stripes should keep an eye on next week's ruling.
IndustryWeek June 1, 2003 Jill Jusko	Shareholder Advocacy in High Gear CEOs, boards risk black eyes if they don't respond.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Can CalPERS Eat Its Own Cooking? CalPERS may not be as different from its philosophical opponents as one might think.
Managed Care July 2004	CalPERS Takes Tough Stand In Giving 38 Hospitals the Boot The move is expected to cut spending for the nation's third-largest purchaser of health care by $36 million in 2005, then save CalPERS about $50 million annually beginning in 2006.
BusinessWeek August 12, 2010 Jesse Westbrook	The SEC Tries to Pry Open Corporate Boards Corporations are bracing for new rules that will make it easier for dissident shareholders to nominate board members.
The Motley Fool April 15, 2004 Mark Whistler	Coca-Cola: Minor Burps? Contentious shareholder relations and management issues plague the soft-drink giant.
Reason February 2009 Jon Entine	The Next Catastrophe Think Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were a politicized financial disaster? Just wait until pension funds implode.
The Motley Fool February 26, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney Braces for Battle CalPERS takes another California company to task. "We have lost complete confidence in Mr. Eisner's strategic vision and leadership in creating shareholder value in the company," the pension said in a biting press release.
U.S. Banker December 2003 Lee Conrad	New York Stock Exchange Works to Repair Its Image Investors don't care, but seat prices at the NYSE are down.
BusinessWeek October 18, 2004 Christopher Palmeri	Pretty Liberal With The Cash In the past three years, the California Public Employees' Retirement System has committed up to $760 million to Burkle for investments to help underserved segments of society while still making money for the retirement fund.
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National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2007 Matt Hudgins	CalPERS' New Captain From law and public policy to real estate development, Ted Eliopoulos brings a seasoned approach to the position of Senior Investment Officer, Real Estate for California Public Employees' Retirement System.
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Managed Care June 2003	CalPERS-Blue Shield 3-Year Deal Gives Disease Management Vital Role The argument that disease management could save the system money in the long run has often been met by the retort that HMOs do not have a real incentive to back such programs because of the way enrollees jump from plan to plan. A decision by CalPERS may help address that issue.
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The Motley Fool March 3, 2004 D. Gardner & T. Gardner	Time for Eisner to Go? David and Tom Gardner talk about the Disney CEO's dismal doings.
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