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How Do DEI Policies Impact Recruitment & Retention in the Public Pension Workforce?

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  • On: 06/15/2024 10:33:25
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NCPERS' June 13th webinar underscored the vital role of DEI policies in enhancing recruitment and retention within public pensions.

 

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Four Tips for Creating Engaging User Training for Pension Fund Staff

By: Carole Jarvis and Nicole Matthews, Linea Solutions

Experts from Linea Solutions focus on four proven tips for designing and delivering engaging training for an audience of pension fund employees to provide the best possible results.

 

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Capital Solutions: A Growing Opportunity

By: Barings’ Capital Solutions Team

The massive growth in private credit markets, combined with structural changes in public markets, have created opportunities to use creative financing structures and strategies. “Capital solutions” has become an increasingly popular term to describe some of these flexible new strategies, which are more credit-focused and provide the potential for both compelling and uncorrelated returns. In this Q&A, the Barings’ Capital Solutions team sheds light on the growing opportunity in this space.

 

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NCPERS Study: Reduced Pension Access Drives Income Inequality, Dampens Economic Growth

The just-released study, The Hidden Costs of Pension Reforms: Rising Income Inequality, Lagging Economic Growth, examines the relationship between pension reforms (consisting primarily of benefit reductions) in both the private and public sector, income inequality, and economic growth.
NCPERS Study: Reduced Pension Access Drives Income Inequality, Dampens Economic Growth

 

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Electravision: 14th Annual Eye on the Market Energy Paper

By: Michael Cembalest, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Energy is critical for modern economies and societies, and for the last 14 years Michael Cembalest has published an annual paper to assist institutional investors, including public pension fund trustees and staff, understand its complex nature. In this year’s 14th Annual Eye on the Market Energy Paper, he tackles Electravision, which is the predominant vision for the future involving the electrification of everything.

 

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Unlocking Opportunity in Emerging Market Equity Income

By: Matt Williams, abrdn

abrdn looks at three key developments that may help provide access to the emerging market equity dividend opportunity over the long term.

 

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Why an Active Approach to Corporate Governance is Important in Today’s Market

By: Javier Bleichmar, Erin Woods, Nancy Kulesa, and William Massa, Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP

Attorneys with Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP relay recent insights from market commentators and large equity investors as to the importance of an active approach to corporate governance.

 

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How Do Pension Plans Impact Recruitment and Retention of Law Enforcement?

S. 546, among other provisions, requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study to consider the comprehensive effects of recruitment and retention on federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

 

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Pensions Remain a Powerful Recruitment and Retention Tool, But Communication is Key

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  • On: 06/03/2024 10:20:12
  • In: News
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Workers are seeking out roles that provide pensions (and are staying in their roles because of them), but the lack of understanding around retirement planning means that employers risk losing talent if workers don’t understand the full value of the compensation and benefits packages.

 

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