Tag: Public Pension

December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Louisiana Sheriffs Pension and Relief Fund (SPRF) is suing technology firm IBM for its...

December 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Board (MA PRIM) won a $265 million cash settlement...

December 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The governor of Illinois has signed a pension reform bill into law.

December 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey reveals that many state pension plans have increased their required employee contribution rates.

December 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has adopted a new set of core competencies...

December 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Three U.S. senators have reintroduced a bill to address long-term liabilities facing the federal government.

December 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal bankruptcy court has ruled Detroit may enter Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.

December 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment service provider BNY Mellon released a liquidity administration service as part of its fund-of-hedge-funds...

December 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Legislators in Illinois are proposing changes to help with the funding of the state’s badly...

November 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Testimony from the executive director of the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS)...

November 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) will receive about $261 million in damages from...

November 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The state pension fund in Colorado lowered its long-term investment return expectations from 8% to...

November 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Various union workers have filed a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta regarding pension reform...

November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study shows that the funded ratios for public pension plans have fallen over...

November 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Washington, D.C. has the strongest-funded city pension plan and Chicago has the weakest one, according...

November 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The median return of the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe for the third quarter...

November 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional investment plans showed good performance in the third quarter, returning 4.4% at the median,...

October 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are terminating their pension plans at the...

October 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Since the bankruptcy of Detroit, media stories suggest  pensions are a significant expense for American...

October 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Public pension plan administrators are more confident about the sustainability of their funds and readiness...