Institutional Investor Returns Pulled Down by Market Losses
Wilshire TUCS first quarter returns were weighed down by losses across all major asset classes.
Tag: public DB plans
State Pension Plans Reverse Two Consecutive Years of Return Declines
“A primary driver of the improvement in the funding ratio was the increase in global equity values for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2017,” notes Ned McGuire, managing director and a member of the Pension Risk Solutions Group of Wilshire Consulting.
Study Finds Different Paths for Corporate and Public Pensions
Corporate plans are winding down as public plans are strengthening themselves for the long run.
Gun Divestment Bill Introduced in Massachusetts Legislature
State pensions have a history of “talking with their feet” in a show of activism against undesirable products or actions.
W. Va. Bill Would Criminalize Failure to Make Public Pension System Contributions
Under the proposed legislation, any employer or public official who willfully fails to make contributions to public pension plans can face a sentence as low as a $100 fine or as high as 10 years in prison.
Case Study Warns of Effect of Move From Public DB to Public DC
The NIRS studied the case of Palm Beach, Florida, which it says offers “an important cautionary tale on the detrimental impacts of switching public employees from DB pensions to DC accounts.”
Institutional Investors See Best One-Year Return Since 2014
The Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service (Wilshire TUCS) saw a median one-year gain for all plan types of 14.72%.