"That's good," Clark told the system's Board of Trustees, adding that the investment returns have far exceeded the goal of earning 7.25 percent a year. The system's assets had grown to $8.78 billion by March 31, up about $1 billion since the start of the financial year July 1 after taking into account investment gains and benefits paid to retirees.
*CME sounds out Chile as location for copper warehouses. LONDON/ NEW YORK, April 5- U.S. exchange operator CME Group is sounding out Chile as the location for a network of warehouses as its copper contract takes market share from the London Metal Exchange, sources familiar with the matter said.