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Employees Retirement System of Texas Solvency Analysis

Employees Retirement System of Texas Solvency Analysis

By Leonard Gilroy, Anil Niraula, Truong Bui and Steven Gassenberger

Underperforming investment returns have been the biggest contributor to the growing unfunded liability, adding $8.2 billion in debt to the system since 2001.

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

By Alix Ollivier

Teacher Retirement System of Texas Solvency Analysis

Teacher Retirement System of Texas Solvency Analysis

By Leonard Gilroy, Zachary Christensen and Steven Gassenberger

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

By Alix Ollivier

Austin Cuts Police Budget But Its Public Pension Debt Keeps Growing

Austin Cuts Police Budget But Its Public Pension Debt Keeps Growing

By Steven Gassenberger

Evaluating the Actuarial Soundness of Texas’ Largest Public Pension Plans

Commentary by Steven Gassenberger and Leonard Gilroy

Despite Budget Deficit, Texas Must Stay Committed to Funding State Pension Plans

Commentary by Steven Gassenberger

Public Pension Plans Won’t Be Able to Invest Their Way Out of Financial Losses, Unfunded Liabilities

Commentary by Jen Sidorova

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

Pension Reform Newsletter by Alix Ollivier

Committee Staff Report on Teacher Retirement System of Texas Recommends Increasing Investment Transparency

Commentary by Steven Gassenberger and Marc Joffe

Map: Comparing State Pension Plans’ Assumed Rates of Return

Data Visualization by Truong Bui and Zachary Christensen

Pension Reform Newsletter

Pension Reform Newsletter by Zachary Christensen

The Teachers Retirement System of Texas Is Increasingly Relying on Risky Investments

Commentary by Steven Gassenberger

Pension Reform Newsletter — June 2019

Pension Reform Newsletter by Zachary Christensen

Pension Reform Data Visualization

The Investment Return Results for State Pension Plans

Data Visualization by Anil Niraula

Examining How Much Money That Pension Debt Takes Away From Michigan’s Classrooms Each Year

Data Visualization by Truong Bui, Leonard Gilroy and Marc Joffe

The Funded Status of State-Managed Public Pension Plans

Data Visualization by Anil Niraula

Pension Reform Policy Studies

North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System Pension Solvency Analysis

Policy Study by Leonard Gilroy, Raheem Williams and Steven Gassenberger

Arizona State Retirement System Solvency Analysis

Policy Study by Leonard Gilroy, Zachary Christensen and Steven Gassenberger

Best Practices in Incorporating Risk Sharing Into Defined Benefit Pension Plans

Policy Brief by Ryan Frost

Pension Reform Newsletters

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

Pension Reform Newsletter by Alix Ollivier

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

Pension Reform Newsletter by Alix Ollivier

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