UPDATE 3-US pension agency chief warns of solvency risk
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The longer-term solvency of the US agency that insures pensions is at risk, threatened by troubled airlines and other companies failing to fund their retirement plans, the agency&#39;s director said on Thursday.
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Prompt action is needed to fund pensions for the ageing US population, the head of Federal Reserve has said. Alan Greenspan told a Fed-sponsored symposium that workers face the prospect of either higher taxes or a raised retirement age.
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Sean Harrigan, president of California's public employee pension fund, said Tuesday that he is likely to be forced from his job.
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By Malcolm Moore, Economics Correspondent (Filed: 28/08/2004). The US may not be able to fund its pensions and healthcare commitments, and must make changes soon, Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve, warned yesterday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke renewed a warning to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday that failure to take action soon to prepare for the retirement of aging Baby Boomers could lead to serious economic harm.
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Ex-Federal Reserve chief Alan  Greenspan told a Stockholm audience on Friday he did not  believe he had caused the U.S. subprime crisis and had warned  of the risk in 2004, a person attending the event said.
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The chief executive of Freddie Mac  warned that the U.S. economy faces a 40 percent to 45 percent risk of recession induced by the housing market downturn, the Financial Times reported on its Web site.
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The U.S. government agency that insures corporate pensions will run out of money in 2020 if current financial conditions persist, imperiling the checks of millions of retirees, a new independent study shows.
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The Federal Reserve tried to soothe Wall Streetâs nerves Wednesday, but a fund manager frayed them by warning that two pillars of the financial markets might crumble.
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Federal bank regulators, worried about a surge in defaults on high-risk home mortgages, on Friday called on lenders to exercise caution in making subprime loans and closely evaluate borrowers' ability to repay them.
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The chairman of Lowe&#39;s Cos. Inc.  , the second-largest U.S. home improvement retailer,  warned on Tuesday that problems in the subprime mortgage sector  may hurt its business in some areas.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has warned the outlook for the US economy is deteriorating.
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WASHINGTON: The deficit at the federal agency that rescues failed US corporate pensions more than doubled to $23.3 billion in fiscal year 2004, officials said on Monday, with analysts largely blaming bankrupt airlines.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Public Employees&#39; Retirement System, the nation&#39;s largest public pension fund, plans to double to $2 billion its hedge fund investment, widely seen as a risky neighborhood of the investment world.
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The government's pension insurer said Tuesday that it wants the authority to place liens on the assets of companies in bankruptcy such as US Airways when those companies do not make required payments to their pension plans.
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - U.S. financial regulators  need to be ready in case of a crisis in the hedge fund industry  and will amend rules if necessary, the head of the Securities  and Exchange Commission said on Saturday.
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A top Federal Reserve official has urged the White House and Congress to restrain the U.S. budget deficit, warning that its continued growth poses risks to international financial markets.