11.   The government also loosened restrictions on pension fund investments.

12.   The more a company assumes its pension investments will earn in the future, the less it has to contribute today to pay for an obligation due years ahead.

13.   The reforms, which came in tandem with a loosening of regulations on pension fund investment, are aimed at keeping the yen from rising against the dollar.

14.   VIA is one of two major transit authorities that have hired the Denver-based firm to handle pension fund investments.

15.   Both sides of the aisle want to do away with the informal fees and close loopholes that may allow treasurers to benefit from pension investments.

16.   But she spoke against forming a board of trustees to oversee state pension investments - an idea favored by Burnham and some GOP lawmakers.

17.   Existing commercial law limits public pension fund investment to the capital market.

18.   Republicans want an oversight board to control pension investments.

19.   Republican leaders also gave lukewarm support to the treasurer reform law, which they said should have included more controls over state pension investments.

20.   It also said profits would be little affected by the recent regulatory ruling that companies must compensate customers who were badly advised on pensions investments.