The Debt Ceiling and Public Pensions
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Could a U.S. Debt Default Be a Good Thing For Public Pensions? Currently, there’s no clear end in sight for the political fight over the […]
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Teacher Appreciation Week: A Better Pension Deal for Teachers
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This week is Teacher Appreciation week in the United States and if it’s anything like the past few years, schools and districts will celebrate teachers […]
Pot for Pensions? How Legal Cannabis Could Create a Brighter Future for Public Pension Funds
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There are 19 states that have legal retail markets for recreational cannabis as of the spring of 2023, and Maryland will become the 20th as […]
Public Pension Funds and the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
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There are at least two dozen state and local pension funds with direct exposure to the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). State and federal […]
Pension Debt Challenges for Equity in Education: California, Texas, Florida, and Ohio
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Today, Equable Institute and Opportunity Institute have released new research exploring the effect of teacher pension debt on education resource equity in California, Texas, Florida, and […]
Year End Update: State of Pensions 2022
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Today, Equable Institute released a year end update to its State of Pensions 2022 report. The analysis finds the aggregate funded ratio for U.S. state and […]
Pension Plan Funded Ratio Rankings 2022
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U.S. public pension plan funded ratios at the end of 2022 reflect a challenging year. The 2022 calendar year was not a great time to […]
Have Pensions Lost Money on FTX?
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What do Tom Brady, Shaquille O’Neal, and at least 15 state or local pension funds have in common? They are all old. And they’ve all […]
Pension Contributions by State 2022
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Public pension contribution rates have increased considerably over the last few decades. Some governments have had sharper increases than others. In many places mandatory pension […]
State of Pensions Update: Where We Are in October 2022
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When it comes to public pension performance as of October 2022, the new CalPERS chief investment officer said it best when commenting on the investment […]