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  • Pension Reform Newsletter: Pension Plans Should Avoid Social Investing Strategies, Analysis of Louisiana’s Pension Systems, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: Pension Plans Should Avoid Social Investing Strategies, Analysis of Louisiana’s Pension Systems, and More

    Plus: Census Bureau data on state pension contributions, how plans are downplaying bad investment returns, and more.

    By Alix Ollivier
    November 30, 2020

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: Modernizing Police Retirement Plans, Transit Agencies Strapped With Debt, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: Modernizing Police Retirement Plans, Transit Agencies Strapped With Debt, and More

    Plus: How to make pension reforms for the “new normal” economy, the growing unfunded pension liabilities in Texas, and more.

    By Alix Ollivier
    October 30, 2020

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: Debating Federal Loans for Pensions, Reforming Texas’ Largest Pension Plans, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: Debating Federal Loans for Pensions, Reforming Texas’ Largest Pension Plans, and More

    Plus: USPS needs to fix pension problems and debt, historically low Treasury yields show ongoing challenges for public pensions, and more.

    By Alix Ollivier
    September 29, 2020

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: Leasing State-Owned Toll Roads Could Help Fund Pensions, Public Pension Investment Returns vs. Assumptions, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: Leasing State-Owned Toll Roads Could Help Fund Pensions, Public Pension Investment Returns vs. Assumptions, and More

    Plus: California Supreme Court upholds pension reform twice — but the “California Rule” persists, Portland’s pension system is dependent on property values rising, and more.

    By Alix Ollivier
    August 31, 2020

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: New Investment Policy for CalPERS, Pension Forfeiture Laws, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: New Investment Policy for CalPERS, Pension Forfeiture Laws, and More

    Plus: Why pension systems need to revisit their objectives, New Mexico's bipartisan reform, how return rate assumptions have changed, and more.

    By Alix Ollivier
    July 30, 2020

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: Market Volatility Impacts Teachers’ Pensions, Cost-of-Living Adjustments During COVID-19, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: Market Volatility Impacts Teachers’ Pensions, Cost-of-Living Adjustments During COVID-19, and More

    Plus: Pension shortfalls increase challenges for Mississippi, bracing for bad pension news in Florida, and more.

    By Alix Ollivier
    June 30, 2020

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: New Interactive Pension Data Tool, Why Some Plans Were More Prepared for Economic Downturn, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: New Interactive Pension Data Tool, Why Some Plans Were More Prepared for Economic Downturn, and More

    Plus: FAQ on market volatility's impact on public pensions, Colorado considers suspending pension reforms amid budget concerns, and more.

    By Alix Ollivier
    May 29, 2020

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: The Impact of COVID-19 on Pension Plans, the Need for Resiliency to Market Turbulence, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: The Impact of COVID-19 on Pension Plans, the Need for Resiliency to Market Turbulence, and More

    Plus: Retirement plans for teachers need to adjust to modern demands, calls grow for federal assistance for state and local pension plans, and more.

    By Alix Ollivier
    April 30, 2020

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: New Mexico Enacts Pension Reform, Coronavirus Compounds Pension Debt, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: New Mexico Enacts Pension Reform, Coronavirus Compounds Pension Debt, and More

    Plus: How alternative investments may pose challenges to pension funding, analysis of Arizona's growing municipal pension debt, and more.

    By Alix Ollivier
    March 26, 2020

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: North Carolina Pension Analysis, Cost-of-Living Adjustment Freeze in Ohio, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: North Carolina Pension Analysis, Cost-of-Living Adjustment Freeze in Ohio, and More

    Plus: the impacts of proposed changes to Georgia’s Teacher Retirement System, proposed changes to improve New Mexico’s Pension Board, and more. 

    By Alix Ollivier
    February 27, 2020

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: New Mexico Pension Solvency, California’s Green Bonds, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: New Mexico Pension Solvency, California’s Green Bonds, and More

    Plus: New York City's unfunded pension obligations, changing U.S. life expectancies present challenge for pensions, and more.

    By Alix Ollivier
    January 29, 2020

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: Pension Consolidation, Court Ruling on Benefit Cuts, and Divestment
    Pension Reform Newsletter: Pension Consolidation, Court Ruling on Benefit Cuts, and Divestment

    Plus, dire warnings for state and local pension systems, community colleges facing unfunded liabilities, and more.

    By Alix Ollivier
    December 17, 2019

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: California’s Risk, Reforms for New Mexico, Arizona’s Credit Upgrade, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: California’s Risk, Reforms for New Mexico, Arizona’s Credit Upgrade, and More

    Plus: Why millennials should worry about public pension debt, how overly optimistic investment return assumptions are hurting Florida, and the latest on Louisiana's pension system for teachers.

    By Zachary Christensen
    November 21, 2019

  • Pension Reform Newsletter
    Pension Reform Newsletter

    Bad investment return news for Texas and other states, why pension systems should avoid politically-motivated divestment policies, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    October 31, 2019

  • Pension Reform Newsletter — September 2019
    Pension Reform Newsletter — September 2019

    Analysis of proposed New Mexico PERA reforms, four things Florida’s pension system needs to fix, the impact of negative interest rates, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    September 30, 2019

  • Pension Reform Newsletter — August 2019
    Pension Reform Newsletter — August 2019

    The Florida Retirement System needs additional reforms, cost-of-living adjustments, examining pension underfunding in Arkansas, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    August 30, 2019

  • Pension Reform Newsletter — July 2019
    Pension Reform Newsletter — July 2019

    More reforms in Michigan, evaluating Oregon’s new pension legislation, New Mexico financial experts warn of pension risk, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    July 30, 2019

  • Pension Reform Newsletter — June 2019
    Pension Reform Newsletter — June 2019

    Public pension issues disproportionately affect women, the debate over pension debt and government spending in Kansas, and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    June 28, 2019

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