Data and Research | May 12th, 2022 State Pensions’ Funded Status Jumped in 2021 While state pensions reached their highest funded status in six years, market volatility and declining markets signal potential difficulty ahead.
Investing | May 6th, 2022 Vermont Governor Vetoes Pension Reform Bill; Treasurer to Retire in January State Treasurer Beth Pearce says she will not seek a seventh term due to health issues.
Data and Research | December 28th, 2020 A Look at Innovative Ways Public Pensions Approach Funding Some methods increase flexibility for individual employers.
Data and Research | May 15th, 2020 Public DBs May Lose Ground on Funding Progress However, all but the worst-funded plans will maintain sufficient assets from which to pay benefits, a study finds.
Administration | October 10th, 2019 States Have Made Progress in Partly Mitigating Funding Risk An S&P Global Ratings report says states’ policy decisions, not market volatility, are likely the greatest future financial risk.
Data and Research | September 26th, 2019 Municipal DB Plans Face Increased Cost Pressures While this is in part due to expected market performance and changing demographics, S&P Global Ratings points to plan sponsor...
Data and Research | October 24th, 2018 Generalizations Do Not Show the True Picture for Public Pensions Looking at the average funded ratio of all public pensions leads to generalizations, but dividing them into groups shows many...
Administration | October 19th, 2018 OPERS Reduces Return Assumptions OPERS said the move is expected to lower its funding level, but increase the time in which it can pay...
Compliance | February 28th, 2018 W. Va. Bill Would Criminalize Failure to Make Public Pension System Contributions Under the proposed legislation, any employer or public official who willfully fails to make contributions to public pension plans can...