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Pension Reform News: Hybrid pension proposal falls short in Louisiana, shortcomings of ESG scores, and more

Pension Reform News: Hybrid pension proposal falls short in Louisiana, shortcomings of ESG scores, and more

By Zachary Christensen

Plus: Texas needs to reform teacher pensions, past pension missteps should be a warning to California, and more.

Testimony: Teacher Retirement System of Texas can improve funding policies to benefit taxpayers, employees

Testimony: Teacher Retirement System of Texas can improve funding policies to benefit taxpayers, employees

By Steven Gassenberger

Keeping politics out of public pension investing

Keeping politics out of public pension investing

By Leonard Gilroy and Steven Gassenberger

Follow up analysis of the Texas Sunset Advisory Committee’s recommendations for the Texas Teacher Retirement System

Follow up analysis of the Texas Sunset Advisory Committee’s recommendations for the Texas Teacher Retirement System

By Steven Gassenberger

Houston firefighter pension plan makes a bold move into cryptocurrency investing

Houston firefighter pension plan makes a bold move into cryptocurrency investing

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas Is in Need of Serious Reform

Commentary by Steven Gassenberger and Leonard Gilroy

These States Are Leading the Way on Pension Reform

Commentary by Leonard Gilroy and Steven Gassenberger

Landmark Texas Pension Reform Law Tackles Funding Issues, Secures Employees’ Retirement Benefits

Commentary by Leonard Gilroy, Steven Gassenberger and Zachary Christensen

Cash Balance Retirement Plan Would Offer Texas Workers Guaranteed Retirement Benefits

Backgrounder by Steven Gassenberger and Leonard Gilroy

How Would Senate Bill 321 Effect Texas’ Public Employee Recruitment and Retention

Backgrounder by Steven Gassenberger and Leonard Gilroy

Texas Considers Much Needed Reforms to Employees Retirement System

Commentary by Leonard Gilroy

Analysis of Texas Senate Bill 321

Policy Study by Leonard Gilroy, Zachary Christensen and Steven Gassenberger

Testimony: Texas Pension Reform Effort Would Improve Retirement Security, Lower Costs

Testimony by Steven Gassenberger and Leonard Gilroy

Testimony: Texas Considers Report on Assumed Rate of Return

Testimony by Steven Gassenberger

Pension Reform Data Visualization

Modeling how public pension investments may perform over the next 30 years

Data Visualization by Jordan Campbell and Truong Bui

State pension plan funded ratios in 2020

Data Visualization by Jordan Campbell and Zachary Christensen

Investment return results for state pension plans

Data Visualization by Anil Niraula

Pension Reform Policy Studies

Working Paper: How shifting to a defined contribution retirement plan impacted teacher retention in Alaska

Working Paper by Jen Sidorova, Evgenia Gorina, Anil Niraula and Marc Joffe

Modernizing Florida retirement: Analyzing recent reform concepts

Policy Study by Pension Integrity Project

Montana Teacher Retirement System (TRS) Pension Solvency Analysis

Solvency Analysis by Leonard Gilroy, Swaroop Bhagavatula, Jen Sidorova and Steven Gassenberger

Pension Reform Newsletters

Pension Reform News: Hybrid pension proposal falls short in Louisiana, shortcomings of ESG scores, and more

Pension Reform Newsletter by Zachary Christensen

Pension Reform Newsletter: Bill endangers Alaska’s reforms, Louisiana bills would weaken retirement system, and more

Pension Reform Newsletter by Zachary Christensen

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