Printer Friendly
The Free Library
19,607,059 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

City Council told pension funds scrutinizing 'pay to play' rules.


Byline: Daily News

City Council members were assured Wednesday that officials overseeing Los Angeles' three employee pension funds, valued at more than $25 billion, are taking steps to avoid the pay-to-play Pay-to-play

Attempts by municipal bond underwriting businesses to gain influence with political officials who decide which underwriters are awarded the municipality's business.
 allegations arising in other states.

Sean Harrigan and Elliott Broidy resigned earlier this month from the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  Fire and Police Pension Fund board after the Security and Exchange Commission inquired about their dealings.

Michael Perez, the fund's general manager, said a new policy is being developed to ensure there is no improper
In mathematics
  • Improper rotation
  • Improper integral
  • Improper fraction
  • Improper prior
  • Improper distribution
  • Improper point
  • Improper limits
Other
  • Improper English
  • Improper motion
  • Improper noun
 contact between board members and placement agents who work to get pension fund investments.

Officials with the Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System and Department of Water and Power funds said they are reviewing their disclosure requirements to ensure there are no potential conflicts of interest.

New York, Texas New York is a hamlet in Henderson County, Texas, USA, about 11 miles east of Athens. Geography
New York lies at the intersection of FM 804 and FM 607 in a stereotypically flat portion of East Texas, surrounded mostly by farm land.
 and New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S).  funds have been scrutinized by authorities.
COPYRIGHT 2009 Daily News
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2009 Gale, Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:May 28, 2009
Words:142
Previous Article:THURSDAY ROUNDUP.
Next Article:LAKERS NOTEBOOK: Jackson angered at NBA for fine.
Topics:



Related Articles
Employee benefits and business combinations.
Schools face one-day pension strike.
AROUND L.A.
Charity chief in missing pension probe; EXCLUSIVE CAIR SCOTLAND pounds 15K DISAPPEARS FROM WORKER'S RETIREMENT POT.
CHARITY BOSS IN MISSING PENSION RIDDLE; EXCLUSIVE Probe after pounds 15k vanishes.
Retirement, pension plans detailed.
'Inheritance' bill shelved.

Terms of use | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles