Administration | April 14th, 2015 CalPERS Cuts Investment Costs by $90M in Five Years A CEM benchmarking report deemed CalPERS as 'cost-advantaged.'
Benefits | April 13th, 2015 Michigan High Court Approves Changes to Teachers’ Pension Changes approved for the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System do not violate the state constitution, the high court said.
Benefits | April 13th, 2015 Long Live Public Pensions A new analysis finds most state and local defined benefit (DB) plans are staying up to date with improved longevity.
Compliance | April 7th, 2015 Fight Over New Jersey Pension Contributions Not Over The state’s highest court has agreed to weigh in on whether New Jersey must make its promised payments.
Benefits | March 20th, 2015 R.I. Proposes New Settlement of Pension Reform Suit Unions and retirees must now vote on a new proposal by Rhode Island officials.
Compliance | March 16th, 2015 County Says Consultant Responsible for Retirement Plan Bias Baltimore County, Maryland, says it relied on Buck Consultants' advice, maintaining provisions of its retirement plan during litigation by the...
Administration | March 13th, 2015 Most States Meeting Commitments to Fund Pensions Despite perceptions that many states have fallen far short of their pension funding requirements, most states have made a reasonable...
Benefits | March 9th, 2015 Congressman Proposes Reduction in Federal Pension The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the proposed change would save taxpayers $3.1 billion over 10 years.
Administration | March 4th, 2015 State-Sponsored Pensions Reach 80% Funded Status Wilshire Consulting also reported that corporate pensions reached a 77.2% funding ratio in February.
Compliance | February 27th, 2015 Hospital Employees Sue Colorado Springs for Pension A lawsuit claims the City of Colorado Springs’ termination of Memorial Health System’s affiliation with the state pension system violated...
Products | February 25th, 2015 LGIMA Expands Beyond Corporate DB Plan Market LGIMA has hired Mark Toomey, senior client portfolio manager, to assist with its expansion.
Compliance | February 24th, 2015 Judge Orders New Jersey to Pay Pension Contribution An attempt by Acting Attorney General of New Jersey John J. Hoffman to find the 2011 pension reform Governor Christie...
Administration | February 24th, 2015 Well-Funded Public Pensions Share Common Traits The Center for State and Local Government Excellence examined four public pension systems with a long tradition of being well-funded...
Benefits | February 11th, 2015 Report Shows State Shifts from DB to DC Are Costly The National Institute on Retirement Security says three states’ switch from a defined benefit pension to a defined contribution plan...
Investing | February 9th, 2015 Master Trusts See Sixth Year of Gains All plan types had a median return of 1.70% in Q4 2014.
Administration | February 4th, 2015 January a Tough Month for Corporate Pensions The funded status of U.S. corporate pensions fell nearly 5% in January, according to BNY Melon ISSG.
Investing | February 3rd, 2015 S&P Agrees to Compensate California Pension Funds The nation’s largest public pension funds will receive damages for losses on investments improperly rated by Standard and Poor’s.
Benefits | January 30th, 2015 Panel Suggests Military Retirement Benefit Changes A panel has recommended cutting back defined benefit pensions for military personnel and adding a defined contribution plan.
Benefits | January 15th, 2015 Former CalPERS Board Member Accused of Bribery Dies Alfred R. Villalobos, accused of bribing CalPERS officials to benefit investment firms, was set to go to trial February 23.
Compliance | January 14th, 2015 Lawyer Argues for Reinstatement of Illinois Pension Reform In an amicus brief, a lawyer argues that striking down Illinois’ pension reform law violates the U.S. Constitution.