Wisconsin Posts Big Loss The State of Wisconsin Investment Board lost $95 million by using complex financial derivatives to speculate on currencies.

The role played by the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, which manages that state's $55 billion pension fund, seems to be a little closer to what Congress had in mind.

Kurt Schacht, general counsel of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, said, "Warren Buffett can do this, but I'm not sure that we can.

This tower is owned by the State of Wisconsin Educational Communications Board.

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board has decided to try a little persuasion to improve the quality of corporate directors.

It is taking over shares of A-C and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board.

At K Mart, the State of Wisconsin Investment Board submitted a 1990 proxy proposal asking that important takeover defenses require approval by shareholders, not just the board.

Official student transcripts became the responsibility of the State of Wisconsin Educational Approval Board in August 2003 by court action.

Kurt N. Schacht, chief legal officer of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, said, "It opens the floodgates, and we're extremely concerned about it."

Last week, the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, one of the country's 10 largest pension funds, raised similar objections to the proposed stock offerings.