41.   Public pension funds are the fastest growing segment of the pension fund market in Japan, Strongin said.

42.   Public pension funds in Florida, New York City and Arkansas are boosting their stake in high-yield securities.

43.   Public pension funds were big buyers this month.

44.   Public pensions typically award partial benefits to the partially disabled.

45.   Public pension funds were big buyers, traders said.

46.   Public pension funds have been adding the most money.

47.   Public pension funds may prop up stocks before the end of the fiscal year to burnish annual securities portfolio performance results, Endoh added.

48.   Public pension funds, including the California Public Employees Retirement System, also have voiced support for the measures.

49.   REITs are seeking investors -- from the small stock buyer to large mutual funds, to the huge public pension funds across the United States.

50.   Religious organizations and public pension funds such as the massive California Public Employees Retirement System have long been at the forefront of shareholder activism.