New "investable" indexes, forthcoming early next year from the Center for Research in Security Prices at the University of Chicago, or CRSP, could reduce compulsory trading for any index funds that adopt them as a benchmark.

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The government may not use threats of loss to all Medicare Medicaid funds as a means to coerce states to adopt incremental changes under the law.

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Staff at the Welsh Government sponsored body will be encouraged to adopt a Size of Wales project and muster funds for it via fundraising.

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Aguirre took his concerns to Congress in May, and the issue exploded in the headlines during the summer, just as the SEC was looking at whether to adopt new rules to rein in the activities of hedge funds.

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If DARPA funds something that solves a challenge, the military is nearly certain to adopt it, so the market functions well.

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We're already seeing that in large sovereign-wealth funds, such as the decision by Norway's oil fund to adopt a GDP-weighted bond portfolio that ramps up the exposures to emerging markets.

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First, as a condition of receiving access to Title I funds, we will ask all states to put in place a plan to adopt and certify standards that are college and career-ready in reading and math.

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Municipalities should adopt better accounting standards, dole out saner pensions and start rainy-day funds all of which might help in recessions yet to come.

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