FX: State of California cries foul

The State of California is suing State Street Corporation, alleging that the Boston-based bank overcharged two of its high-profile pension funds on securities-related FX transactions. While some are claiming that the allegations involving pension funds Calpers and Calsters are the biggest story in FX for some time, the really big issue is why it has taken what are supposedly professionally run funds so long – up to eight years, according to CNBC – to realize that they might not have been filled at a realistic FX rate.

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The State of California is suing State Street Corporation, alleging that the Boston-based bank overcharged two of its high-profile pension funds on securities-related FX transactions. While some are claiming that the allegations involving pension funds Calpers and Calsters are the biggest story in FX for some time, the really big issue is why it has taken what are supposedly professionally run funds so long – up to eight years, according to CNBC – to realize that they might not have been filled at a realistic FX rate.

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