State Bankruptcies Could Alter Pension Promises
January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Policy makers are working behind the scenes to come up with a way to let...
Tag: Public Pension
CalPERS Sees Second Year of Double-Digit Gains
January 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) earned a 12.5% net return on investments for...
CalSTRS Rebounding from Recession
January 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment portfolio returns for the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) ended 2010 posting a...
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NYC Pension Reform Top of Bloomberg’s Legislative Agenda
January 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proclaimed Wednesday that reforms of the city’s public pensions...
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Patrick Releases Latest Round of Pension Change Proposals
January 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has announced a new round of changes for the state’s public...
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“It ain't what you don't know………
January 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mark Twain said, “It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble....
NYC Pension Funds Call on Banks to Review Foreclosure Practices
January 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A coalition of seven major public pension systems called on the boards of directors of...
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Lawmakers Propose Increase in NM Workers’ Pension Contributions
January 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Mexico’s state Legislative Finance Committee has put forth a proposal to balance next year's...
CalSTRS Seeking Compensation Consultants
January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) is establishing a pool of qualified and experienced...
SEC Reportedly Probing CalPERS Financial Disclosures
January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly investigating whether the state of California properly...
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CA Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Impose Pension Cap
January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California state lawmaker has introduced a bill to prevent all public employees from gaining...
TRS of Illinois Names New Executive Director
January 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Richard W. Ingram was named the new executive director of the Teachers’ Retirement System of...
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NJ Troopers Battle to Stay on the Job
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie may be trying to raise the retirement age for many...
Pittsburgh Council Pulls Off Pension Fix
December 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With a deadline looming, Pittsburgh’s City Council voted unanimously to override a...
Pittsburgh Pressing to Prevent Pension Pick-Up
December 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Putting Pittsburgh’s pension problems to bed is proving to be complicated.
Large Public Pension Funds see 6.2% Q3 Asset Hike
December 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Total holdings and investments for the 100 largest public-employee retirement systems were up 6.2% in...
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Fallacies in the Public Retirement Arena
December 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The following was written in response to an article published here on December 15 by...
NIRS Names New Executive Director
December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) has selected Diane Oakley to...
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MD Panel Recommends Sweeping Retirement Benefit Changes
December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Maryland state workers would have to work for 15 years instead of the current five...
L.A. Retirement System Announces New General Manager
December 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS) Board of Administration announced the selection of...