Market Losses Lead to WI Pension Payment Cutbacks
January 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time in the 26-year-history of the Wisconsin Retirement System, pension checks drawn...
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Court OKs Pension Garnishment for Former Louisiana Public Employees
January 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has ruled that the federal...
Williams Running FL Investments – Again
January 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Florida State Board of Administration (SBA), which oversees the Sunshine State's investments for its...
Baltimore Pension Fund Loses $3.5M in Madoff Scheme
January 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The pension fund for Baltimore police and fire employees lost about $3.5 million invested in...
Town Pension's Madoff Hit Prompts Additional $500K Contribution
January 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Connecticut town's pension fund that lost about $17 million in a Bernard Madoff-related investment...
State, Local Pensions Make Record Payouts in FY07
December 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State and local government pension systems paid out a record $168 billion to 7.5 million...
Clamor Arises Regarding Public Pension Bonuses
December 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three state senators have lent their voices to those calling on Pennsylvania's Public School Employees'...
Greenwich Would Need $100M to Make up for Pension Losses
December 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Greenwich, Connecticut, town officials say it could take an infusion of close to $100 million...
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KY Rep. Proposes Bill to Ease Benefits Costs to Governments
December 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kentucky State Representative Mike Cherry, chairman of the House State Government Committee, said he plans...
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NY's Patterson Calls for Public Pension Rollbacks
December 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York Governor David A. Paterson has proposed a steep public employee pension rollback as...
KY Teachers' Pension System Adopts Investment Reforms
December 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System (KTRS) has adopted investment reforms that include adding additional experts to...
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Ohio Teachers' System Opposes Mandatory DC Enrollment
December 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The board of the State Teachers' Retirement System of Ohio (STRSOH) voted unanimously to oppose...
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TN County Accused of Delaying Retirement Contribution Deposits
December 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Knox County, Tennessee, employee filed suit against the county government in an attempt to...
CT Town Pension Claims $42M Madoff Fund Loss
December 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Among the apparent victims of a $50-billion Ponzi scheme which authorities charge was orchestrated by...
PA Pension Fund Objects to Lawyer Fees from GM Settlement
December 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System filed an objection this week to the lawyers' cut...
San Diego Pension Costs Down in New Year
December 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The city of San Diego learned Thursday it must pay $154 million into its debt-ridden...
SC Pension CIO to Get Bonus
December 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Looks like South Carolina's chief pension investment officer will get his bonus after all.
Future Generations Face Large Bill for Public Pension Funding
December 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If public pensions do not adjust their investment and funding strategies, future plan participants and...
IL State Treasurer Proposes Combining Pensions Investment Boards
December 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is pushing a plan to pool billions in state pension investments...
Atlanta Seeks Pension Diversification OK
December 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Atlanta officials have turned to state legislators for permission to boost their pension investments in...