UPDATE 1-Activist investors find allies in mutual, pension funds

... are increasingly getting a hearing with institutions ranging from the most staid mutual fund to the state-run pension fund. Philip Larrieu, an investment officer at the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), said activist investors ...

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