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Pension Industry Careers: Job Listings, Hiring, and Retirement Announcements
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- On: 10/30/2022 11:16:55
- In: Careers, RFPs
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Recent Trends in Securities Litigation
By: Jonathan Saidel and Jack Stalzer, Rosen Law FirmSecurities fraud class action litigation is a paramount means through which investors of all types, including institutional pension funds, can recover investment losses in cases of corporate misconduct. Securities class actions have been a growing field, fueled by increases in cryptocurrency filings, COVID-19 filings, and SPAC filings.
This is an excerpt from NCPERS Fall 2022 issue of PERSist, originally published October 13, 2022.
Proposed Climate Change Disclosure Rule for Public Companies
By Rachel A. Avan, Saxena White P.A.In March 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted to implement a new rule that requires public companies to disclose climate-related risks, greenhouse gas emissions, and carbon footprints. While the rule would ensure disclosure of information relevant to many investors’ decisions, it is also controversial both with regard to its subject matter and its disclosure regime and remains subject to review.
This is an excerpt from NCPERS Fall 2022 issue of PERSist, originally published October 13, 2022.
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The Impact of Inflation on Public Pensions
By Matthew Strom, FSA, MAAA, EA, SegalOver the last year inflation has hit record highs, creating a strong effect on our goods, services, travel, and lives in general. In this article, we cover the most common ways that high inflation may affect public pension plans and their funding.
The Importance of Private Enforcement of Federal Securities Laws: Institutional Investors Continue to Outpace SEC
By Javier Bleichmar, Nancy Kulesa, and Erin Woods
Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP
This article discusses why it remains important for public pension plans to continue to monitor and participate in securities class actions so that plan assets can be maximized. It may not be in plans’ best interests to rely solely on government regulators.
What’s Ahead for Public Pension Hiring?
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- On: 10/19/2022 18:18:35
- In: Careers, RFPs
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Fact Check: Do US Public Pensions Invest in Cryptocurrency?
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- On: 10/17/2022 09:31:34
- In: Pension Defense
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By Hank Kim, Executive Director and Counsel for NCPERS
Edward Siedle’s claim that your US state pension is gambling away a portion of your hard-earned retirement savings on cryptocurrency is simply unfounded.
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Public Pension Staffing: A New Tool to Benchmark Compensation and Benefits Packages
By Hank Kim, Executive Director and Counsel for NCPERSThe Public Pension Compensation Survey is intended to help funds benchmark against their peers as they evaluate their compensation and benefits packages going forward.
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Fall 2022 Issue of NCPERS PERSist Now Available
PERSist is a quarterly educational journal exclusively available to NCPERS members.
Public Pension Staffing: Trends in Compensation, Benefits, and Workforce Developments
NCPERS will host a webinar on October 19 highlighting findings from the 2022 Public Pension Compensation Survey.
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