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  • Pension Reform Newsletter: Landmark Reform in Texas, How Annuities Can Improve Retirement Offerings, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: Landmark Reform in Texas, How Annuities Can Improve Retirement Offerings, and More

    Plus: States that are leading the way on pension reform, new report on the value of retirement benefits and more.

    By Zachary Christensen
    June 30, 2021

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: Texas Legislature Approves Pension Reform, Retirement Choice in South Carolina, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: Texas Legislature Approves Pension Reform, Retirement Choice in South Carolina, and More

    Plus: Colorado and Arizona consider extra debt payments and Michigan looks to expand public employees' ability to purchase annuities.

    By Zachary Christensen
    May 28, 2021

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: Using Marijuana Revenue to Pay Pension Debt, Pension Reforms in Florida and North Dakota, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: Using Marijuana Revenue to Pay Pension Debt, Pension Reforms in Florida and North Dakota, and More

    Plus, analysis on the factors that impact state-level pension reforms and how to better protect public workers from retirement risks.

    By Zachary Christensen
    April 30, 2021

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: Pension Costs Are Affecting California Classrooms, Why The Florida Retirement System Needs Changes, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: Pension Costs Are Affecting California Classrooms, Why The Florida Retirement System Needs Changes, and More

    Plus: New solvency analysis of Montana and Texas pension systems, fresh thinking for retirement plan design, and more.

    By Alix Ollivier
    March 30, 2021

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: New Analysis of Other Post Employment Benefit Debt, Florida Considers Pension Reform, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: New Analysis of Other Post Employment Benefit Debt, Florida Considers Pension Reform, and More

    Plus: Nebraska legislature looks at stress testing to help municipal pension plans, why paying down unfunded liabilities makes sense for taxpayers, and more.

    By Alix Ollivier
    February 26, 2021

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: Examining Private Equity in Public Pension Investments, the Growth of Pension Debt in 2020, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: Examining Private Equity in Public Pension Investments, the Growth of Pension Debt in 2020, and More

    Plus: Biden’s Commerce Secretary pick is a pioneer of state pension reform, analysis of Montana and North Dakota pension systems and more.

    By Alix Ollivier
    January 29, 2021

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: Best Practices for State Pension Systems, Tracking Annual Investment Returns, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: Best Practices for State Pension Systems, Tracking Annual Investment Returns, and More

    Plus: Arizona's pension solvency, lessons from West Virginia’s municipal pension reform effort, and more.

    By Alix Ollivier
    December 29, 2020

  • 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

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