CalPERS Reduces Investment-Related Costs
April 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has been able to significantly reduce the costs...
Tag: Public Pension
Benefits |
DB Plans Still Dominate for Municipalities
April 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit (DB) plans still make up the majority of primary retirement savings vehicles for...
R.I. Retirees’ Pension Reform Challenge Moved Forward
April 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Rhode Island state court has refused to dismiss a challenge to pension reforms filed...
CalPERS Adopts New Pension Contribution Rates
April 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration today approved new contribution rates...
Detroit Pensions Agree to Smaller Benefit Reductions
April 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Negotiators for Detroit’s two pension boards have agreed to limited retiree benefit reductions.
Court Finds Public Pension Is Age Discriminatory
April 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court affirmed a lower court ruling that Baltimore County, Maryland's pension plan...
Detroit Announces Planned Pension Benefit Reductions
April 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New bankruptcy paperwork filed by city of Detroit includes benefits reductions for the city’s two...
CalPERS Finds State Employees’ Benefits Boost Economy
April 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than $30 billion in economic activity was generated by retirement benefits paid to California...
Pension Fund Says Hedge Fund Manager Duped Investors
April 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A lawsuit filed by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) pension fund claims New York...
Transit Pension Fund Sues Asset Manager for $50M
April 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A lawsuit filed by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) pension fund claims New York...
GASB Will Not Delay New Pension Reporting Standards
March 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) voted unanimously not to delay the implementation date of...
No Shortage of Challenges or Chances
March 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement advice professionals must confront some acute challenges in the months and years ahead to...
Lower Funding Seen with Detroit Pension Plans
March 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Over the last year, the funded status of Detroit’s two pension plans has decreased.
CalPERS Allocates More to Emerging Manager Program
March 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) will allocate additional money to its emerging manager...
Portfolio Shifts Continue After Banner Year
March 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A strong recovery in asset values and pension funding levels hasn’t slowed the pace of...
Opinions |
Public Pension Plan CSI
March 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In case you have not noticed, there appears to be a full court press underway...
GASB Releases New Pension Implementation Tool Kit
March 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new online pension implementation tool kit has been released by the Governmental Accounting Standards...
Benefits |
Bill Aims to Reform Kentucky Pension Systems
March 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A bill recently submitted to the Kentucky state legislature would enact several reforms on the...
State DB Plans Better Funded in 2013
March 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Funding for state-sponsored defined benefit (DB) retirement plans increased 3% between 2012 and 2013, says...
Calif. Pension System Promotes Use of P-Share Class
February 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS) investment committee unanimously adopted a resolution supporting widespread...