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Illinois funding bill OK'd The Illinois Senate on April 15 passed legislation to pay all of the required annual state contributions to the five Illinois pension funds — totaling $4.5 billion — for the next fiscal year without selling pension bonds, according to a statement from state Senate

Big changes at 3 firms CalPERS set to pick Canyon Wealth funds buy TPG stake N.D. contribution hike OK'd Delphi buys back stakes CalSTRS funding ratio falls Louisiana to send 2 invites BlackRock joins S&P 500

Florida State Board of Administration terminated four core-plus fixed-income managers that ran a combined $9.4 billion, and moved the assets to internal passive management.

BP PLC expects to contribute $1.25 billion to its worldwide defined benefit plans this year, of which $404 million will go to its U.K. pension fund, according the company's annual report issued March 3. A breakout of the expected contribution to its U.S. plans was not immediately unavailable. BP

Wis. hires hedge manager 3 CalPERS staffers quit Ky. ban on agents gains Morris gets up to 4 years Iowa PERS votes "no' PBGC takes on Relizon fund Victory names co-CEOs Provost joins Mercer LACERA narrows search Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System terminated Turner Investment

Dow, IP detail contributions, N. Carolina plans defer Fla. forex suit takeover, S.F. seeks deputy director, F&C Asset chairman ousted and January funding ratios rise