Making gains: The Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System says it generated an investment return of 14.3% in 2012 for its members. LASERS says its total market value at the end of the year exceeded $9.5 billion. With a market value greater than $1 billion, it was recently named one of the top public pension systems in the United States by Wilshire’s Trust Universe Comparison Service. LASERS has more on today’s announcement at its website here.
By the numbers: Eduniversal, which annually ranks business schools and universities across the globe, has given high marks to the LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business Public Administration Institute, as well as the Department of Finance, this year. LSU’s master’s of public administration degree is ranked 19th in North America, while the master’s of science in finance curriculum is No. 40 in the nation, LSU announced today. LSU has more on the rankings here.
Grab some napkins: Demand for chicken wings on menus and in homes during the Super Bowl has hit an all-time high, according to a report out from the National Chicken Council today, which says Americans will eat 1.23 billion wings during the weekend of the big game this year. “Super Bowl weekend is unquestionably the biggest time of the year for wings,” says the report and national poll, which also reveals ranch dressing has supplanted blue cheese as the top dipping choice for wing lovers. The council has full details here.
