Ohio sues Wells Fargo over pension fund loss

Posted by Kendall Harmon

An Ohio pension fund has sued Wells Fargo & Co to recover losses suffered when a bank that it bought put the fund's money into a risky investment vehicle that failed.

The School Employees Retirement System of Ohio, represented by state Attorney General Richard Cordray, said it lost $29.6 million because a unit of Wachovia Corp mismanaged a securities lending program marketed as a "low-risk" way to boost returns.

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Filed under: * Culture-WatchEducationLaw & Legal Issues* Economics, PoliticsEconomyPersonal FinancePensionsThe Banking System/SectorThe Credit Freeze Crisis of Fall 2008/The Recession of 2007--Politics in GeneralState Government

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