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Archive March 2024
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What to Expect at NCPERS 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition
Learn about the latest trends, best practices, and regulations impacting the public pension industry during NCPERS 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition, held May 19-22 in Seattle.
Worker Turnover Soars After Closing a Public Plan
By: Tyler Bond, National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS)The National Institute on Retirement Security’s new research finds that states that closed their public pension plans have experienced higher employee turnover. Tyler Bond from NIRS describes how the role of pensions as a workforce management tool often is undervalued in debates about closing public plans.
New Pension Fund Roundtable for Member Services Directors
We are very pleased to announce NCPERS is expanding our existing set of Pension Professional Roundtables with a new Member Services Roundtable. This new Roundtable is intended for the leader of member services functions at public pension plans.
Meet Reshana Peters, NCPERS' Digital Media & Marketing Coordinator
By: Lizzy Lees, Director of Communications, NCPERSAs part of the Communications team, Reshana’s role as the Digital Media & Marketing Coordinator will be creating and developing new content and graphics for NCPERS’ digital platforms to drive engagement.
Guard Against Optimism When Retirement Scenario Planning
By: Thomas Anichini, GuidedChoiceWhen retirement advisors display the range of your possible retirement wealth or income, often they show the 95th percentile, the median (or 50th percentile), and the 5th percentile. GuidedChoice thinks this practice can lead to overoptimism in the minds of clients and cautions against basing your expected retirement outcome on rosy scenarios.
Guide to Pension Governance and Oversight Best Practices
Good governance is important to public retirement systems because it enables improved performance and management of risk across a system’s administrative, investment, operational and member service functions. Learn more in NCPERS guide to Best Governance Practices for Public Retirement Systems.
Leveraging vCISO Expertise to Protect Pension Funds Against Cybersecurity Threats
By: Peter Dewar, LineaThe primary goal of cybersecurity is to achieve the CIA triad: maintaining Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of information and systems. Peter Dewar at Linea describes how to achieve the CIA triad is by leveraging virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) services to secure confidential business processes, protect information and sensitive systems.
Supporting the Evolving Needs of Public Pension HR Professionals Through Education, Networking Opportunities
NCPERS newest in-person program, the Public Pension HR Summit, will draw public pension HR professionals and administrators from across the country for networking opportunities, peer-to-peer learning, and hands-on training.
The SECURE Act 3.0
The overarching themes of the next retirement bill should roughly parallel what we’ve seen in its predecessor legislation – savings enhancement and increased coverage, preservation of income, and simplification and clarification.