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Public pension plans can achieve meaningful modernization by addressing their most inefficient workflows first, then strengthening data governance, automation, and digital self-service. This approach enables continuous improvement while preserving operational stability and fiduciary focus. Continue Reading
Learn why wider spreads in lower middle market asset-backed finance may reflect a complexity premium — not necessarily higher expected losses — and what that means for pension fund portfolios. Continue Reading
How accurate participant data helps protect retirement security and ensure promised benefits are delivered. Participants move, change jobs, retire, and experience other life changes. Each change presents pension administrators with the same challenge: keeping participant records accurate. Continue Reading
Markets have remained resilient in 2026, supported by strong global growth. But beneath the surface, leadership is shifting and inflation remains a source of uncertainty. Continue Reading
The benefits public retirement systems provide are the foundation of retirement security, but preparation matters too. Effective education, planning tools and support resources can help members make informed decisions, set realistic goals and confidently prepare for the transition to retirement. Continue Reading
While AI can improve planning through data analysis, risk monitoring, and operational efficiency, it cannot overcome the fundamental uncertainty of investing or reliably predict the future. Continue Reading
There is a generational opportunity for U.S. governments to partner with investors of Australian pension capital to build the infrastructure that Americans will rely on into the future. Continue Reading
Even stable pension plans are continually evolving as participants relocate, retire, and experience life changes. While each event may seem minor, their cumulative impact can significantly affect data accuracy and plan governance. Continue Reading
As AI reshapes the macroeconomic landscape, pension fund leaders should understand how this investment cycle is influencing inflation, employment, and fixed income markets. Continue Reading
Large pension systems should move beyond evaluating private markets solely against public market benchmarks and incorporate peer-based and PME benchmarking to better assess manager skill, portfolio construction and governance effectiveness. Continue Reading
Infrastructure exposure is often associated with private (unlisted) funds that own assets directly. But listed infrastructure — the equities of publicly traded companies that own and operate similar essential, long-lived assets — can be an effective complement to private exposures. Continue Reading
The Total Portfolio Approach (TPA) represents a shift from rigid asset allocation to a flexible, opportunity-driven framework that can improve agility and capital efficiency, but requires strong governance, culture, and investment capabilities to succeed. Continue Reading
