Find out what’s happening in the public pension community and explore the latest industry trends.
Maritime finance offers lenders a distinctive combination of downside protection, liquidity and high cash flow. Structuring senior secured loans as sole debt providers can allow investors to manage risk and capture attractive returns. Continue Reading
By: Nicholas Vician, TerraCap Management This article discusses the current state of the commercial real estate market and why the reset pricing that has occurred over the past couple of years could present an opportunity to generate outsized returns in future years on investments that are made at... Continue Reading
By: Alaina Anderson, William Blair We believe several forces—tariffs that weigh on U.S. household income, shifts in fiscal and economic policy abroad, and evolving macroeconomic conditions—could compress growth differentials between the United States, Europe, Japan, and China. As a... Continue Reading
By: Paul Moghtader and Jason Williams, Lazard Asset Management We believe ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty is driving significant changes in investor sentiment—particularly in the United States, where performance patterns that once seemed unbreakable are being called... Continue Reading
By: Jessica Ransome, NCPERS Education AssociateWant to shape the educational agenda for NCPERS 2026 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas, May 17–20? Submit your proposal by Friday, January 30 at 5 PM ET to share your expertise, fresh ideas, and practical solutions with hundreds... Continue Reading
NCPERS regularly highlights the latest RFPs and RFIs in the public pension industry on behalf of its members. Find our latest roundup of job listings, hiring, and retirement announcements here. If your organization has an RFP/RFI for inclusion, please submit all relevant information to... Continue Reading
By: Jonathan Cogan and Sarah Siwinski, BlackRock BlackRock's Client Solutions Group analyzed data from over 145 U.S. public pension plans, uncovering key trends in funding, asset allocation and risk, which offers a forward-looking perspective for plan sponsors. This is an excerpt from NCPERS... Continue Reading
By: Anya Freedman, BLB&G Recent regulatory, judicial, and executive developments have reopened the conversation around whether—and how—plan sponsors can prudently offer alternative investments in participant-directed defined contribution retirement plans. This article synthesizes... Continue Reading
This piece discusses investment opportunities within the sports, media, and entertainment industry, providing an overview of the growing global sports market and, in particular, the compelling, athlete-centric opportunity set available to investors. This is an excerpt from NCPERS Summer 2025... Continue Reading
Diversification is supposed to be the only free lunch, but when historical relationships—like the traditionally inverse one between bond and stock prices—breakdown, public pensions must look at what else is on the menu. This article provides a roadmap to help plans determine optimal... Continue Reading
With no end in sight for the federal government shutdown, Democrats continue to push for the extension of the expiring tax credits for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health care premiums. This week, beneficiaries are also beginning to receive letters for their insurance companies with information... Continue Reading
Regardless of where you live, staying informed about federal policy developments is essential. These decisions, no matter the party in power, often have significant ripple effects on state and local budgets and, ultimately, on public pensions.By: Hank Kim, Executive Director, NCPERSGiven NCPERS... Continue Reading
