Press Archives 1997-2003
2003
David Mills Appointed Executive Director - December 10, 2003
Investment Board’s Successful CD Program Expanded Further - August 6, 2003
$18 Million Settlement Brings Total Anicom Recovery to $40 Million - April 3,
2003
Fixed Fund Returns -8.6%; No Cut for Fixed Pension - January 8, 2003
2002
Wisconsin Pension Funds File WorldCom Lawsuit - December 3, 2002
Council of Institutional Investors Calls for Auditor Reforms - February 4, 2002
Retirement Fund Returns -2.3%; Small Company Stocks Shine - January 8, 2002
2001
Wisconsin Investment Board Settles Peerless Lawsuit - May 9, 2001
Retirement Fund’s -0.9% Investment Return Outperforms Market - January 10, 2001
2000
SWIB to Call Annual Meeting at Rainforest Café - October 26, 2000
SWIB Calls
for Rainforest Café Board to Redeem Poison Pill - October 3, 2000
SWIB to Oppose
Rainforest Merger Offer - September 26, 2000
Majority of Independent Directors
Proposed for Rainforest Café - May 8, 2000
Rainforest Shareholders Urged to
Continue Rejecting Merger - April 19, 2000
Investment Board's Successful CD
Program Expanded - April 5, 2000
SWIB Solicits Against Rainforest Café Merger -
March 28, 2000
Medco Worth More Without King Deal - February 23, 2000
Medco
Merger Vote Enjoined - Meeting Postponed For 15 Days - February 10, 2000
SWIB
Claims Medco Shareholders Choked by Merger Price Collar - January 31, 2000
Court
Orders Medco to Produce Information in Merger Challenge - January 17, 2000
SWIB
To Fight Medco - King Merger - January 11, 2000
State Retirement Fund
Investments Gain 15.5% - January 11, 2000
1999
Medco Research Merger Offer
Rejected - December 1, 1999
Molecular Biosystems Merger Offered Rejected -
November 12, 1999
Avado Management Buyout Offer Rejected - November 12, 1999
New
State Investments Top One Billion Dollars Again - September 1, 1999
Investment
Board's Successful CD Program Expanded - August 5, 1999
SWIB Partners With
Northwestern Mutual For Innovative Program - March 10, 1999
SWIB
Opposes Shaman's Proposed Transfer of Assets - February 26, 1999
$7.2 Billion
Investment Gain for State Retirement Fund - January 27, 1999
1998
New
Investments in Wisconsin Top One Billion Dollars - October 6, 1998
SWIB Urges
Auspex Shareholders To Reject Excessive Option Dilution, Repricing - April 20,
1998
SWIB To Appeal SEC Ruling On Option Repricing - March 19, 1998
17%
Investment Return for State Pension Fund in 1997 - January 29, 1998
1997
Investment Board Adds Value at Low Cost - September 10, 1997
SWIB Looks To
Wisconsin For Investment Opportunities - September 4, 1997
Fund Tops $50 Billion
- August 5, 1997
SWIB gains $7.6 Billion - August 5, 1997
New CD Program
Introduced- June 23, 1997