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US Chamber, Business Roundtable Sue SEC Over Board Nominations

The country's biggest business lobby and another business group are challenging the Securities and Exchange Commission's new rules that make it easier for shareholders to nominate directors of public companies and to oust sitting directors.

CIC to Avoid Defense, Casino, and Alcohol Investments

The $300 billion sovereign wealth fund's supervisory board Chairman Jin Liqun said at an address at the Super Return Asia 2010 conference that the CIC will not invest in areas with repuational risk -- such as defense, casino and alcohol-related sectors -- and sees more room to collaborate with global institutions.

GIC Recoups Losses, Reveals Emerging Markets Outperform

The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, manager of more than $100 billion of reserves, has released its annual report for the third year, revealing positive news: a recoup of most of the losses made in 2008 as stock markets rebounded.

Korean Pension to Invest in US Real Estate

South Korea's National Pension Service has committed to invest $300 million in troubled North American real estate through Townsend Group, the latest sign that foreign investors are delving into US property in hopes of steady return and rebounding markets.