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Public Pension RFP Roundup
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Understanding India
By: Alison Adams, Meketa Investment GroupIndia has continued to rapidly grow, overcoming challenges such as income inequality, unemployment, and infrastructure gaps. This article provides background information on the emerging area of investment opportunity within India.
Last Call for Participation in Public Retirement Systems Study
This annual study from NCPERS tracks trends in public retirement systems’ fiscal, operational, and business practices, providing critical data to help plans benchmark their performance against their peers.
The Path to Improving Retirement Security in the U.S.
Retirement security is a dire issue that affects us all. But only through continued and deliberate education, research, and engagement with policymakers will we find a solution.
Three Securitized Debt Trends We’re Watching
By Nick Rinaldi, Newfleet Asset Management/Virtus Fixed Income AdvisersSecuritized debt sectors have seen a lot of action this year: U.S. consumer and office property delinquencies are on the rise, while mortgage rates soared to a 22-year high as investors reconcile themselves to “higher for longer” interest rates. So, what’s our outlook for securitized debt? Here are three trends we’re following.
Bridging the Cybersecurity Skills Gap with Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) Services
By: Peter Dewar, Linea SolutionsThe last article in our series exploring vCISO Services is written by Peter Dewar. It covers how the capabilities of a vCISO from vulnerability management to penetration testing can help pension funds – who typically have a small IT staff – keep their member data secure and adapt to evolving threats.
What Goes Into a Successful Financial Wellness Program for Public Employees? Tips from Wisconsin Strong: Your Financial Security™
More than 18,300 employees participated in the Wisconsin Strong program’s online financial wellness platform, which made extensive use of personalized and interactive courses, webinars, and quizzes for Wisconsin Retirement System members to learn at their own pace.
The Supreme Court’s Macquarie Infrastructure Decision: Pure Omissions and Half-Truths
By: James T. Christie and Jacqueline Meyers, Labaton Keller Sucharow LLPThis article analyzes the recent SCOTUS opinion in Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P. and its impact on securities litigation. Practically, the Court’s decision is narrow because relatively few claims allege pure omissions as the sole basis for liability under Rule 10b-5(b). The decision also carries the potential to disincentivize companies from speaking on a particular troublesome subject matter.
Discharge Petition on WEP-GPO Repeal Bill
Roughly 28 percent of state and local government employees across the U.S. are not covered by Social Security.
Public Pension Insights 2024: A Comprehensive Survey on Compensation Trends
The 2024 Public Pension Compensation Survey—executed from May through July—captured in-depth compensation data on 88 common positions at public pension funds, as well as comprehensive data on benefits, salary increases, and bonuses.