The Truth About Pension Funds and Fossil Fuel Stocks
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If you’ve read the The New York Times recently, you may have heard that New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli became a hero for deciding to disinvest the […]
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Here’s Why Indiana’s Pension Fund Shouldn’t Divest from Chinese Companies
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A bill in the Indiana Legislature would prohibit the Hoosier State from investing in any Chinese-based companies and pull any holdings the Indiana Public Retirement […]
New Jersey to Fully Fund Pension System for First Time in 25 Years
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New Jersey plans to fully fund its pension system for the first time in 25 years with a $6.4 billion contribution, Gov. Phil Murphy announced […]
State of Pensions 2020: Solutions for States
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There were some positive steps taken by statewide retirement systems during the decade after the Great Recession. But the strides were not good enough. Most […]
State of Pensions 2020: Great Recession Lessons Learned for Public Pensions in the Age of COVID-19
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There are many unknowns in the Age of COVID-19, but fortunately when it comes to forecasting what is likely to happen to public pension funds […]
State of Pensions 2020 Explained: Unfunded Liabilities as a Share of State Economic Output
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A common metric for measuring the fiscal health of a pension plan is the . But on its own this metric doesn’t tell us everything […]
State of Pensions 2020: Solutions for Stakeholders
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As a stakeholder in a public sector retirement system, you’ve watched over the past decade as states have struggled with their pension fund management and […]
State of Pensions 2020
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The fragile state of public sector pension funds coming into 2020 has left them exposed to the pandemic’s financial effects
Which States Have Laws that Allow for Police Pension Forfeiture?
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Most states have some kind of “pension forfeiture” laws on the books. If a police officer commits a crime in the course of performing their […]
Hidden Education Funding Cuts Solutions
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There is no silver bullet to solve America’s hidden education funding cuts. State and local leaders in dozens of states have avoided making the right […]