By Neil Weinberg (Bloomberg), includes “A group of retirees says the $80 billion Ohio state teachers’ pension fund is paying high fees to private equity firms for underwhelming returns. A report commissioned by the 18,400-member Ohio Retired Teachers Association says ‘billions have been have squandered’ by the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio on fees and under-performance in the pension fund’s $14.3 billion alternative-investment portfolio, according to a draft seen by Bloomberg.”