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Archive November 2024
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The High Cost of Lost Labor Stakeholder Trust: What Pensions Can Learn from the AIMCo Board Shakeup
Perhaps the key lesson from the AIMCo situation (at least so far) is a reminder that no pension plan or pension investment body can afford to be apathetic about a sudden decline in labor stakeholder trust.
Securing Retirement: Protecting and Growing Pension Fund Assets
By: IFM InvestorsMarket dynamics have become increasingly complex, with traditional asset class correlations higher than in previous decades. However, unlisted infrastructure has demonstrated long-term resilience across diverse economic conditions. Unlisted core infrastructure equity can be a compelling, low-correlation investment option for long-term investors.
Call for Speakers: NCPERS 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition
NCPERS is thrilled to announce that the call for speakers is officially open for our 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition, taking place May 18–21 in vibrant Denver, CO!.png)
Los Angeles Fire and Police Pension Department Eliminates Dedicated Emerging Markets Account
By: Brian Churchill, Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions
Save the Date: NCPERS 2025 Chief Officers Summit
The Chief Officers Summit brings together public pension plan executives for a peer-driven experience focused on candid conversations and practical solutions.
With Paycheck-to-Paycheck Living More Common, a Defined Benefit Plan Provides a Secure Retirement Path
By: Daniel J. Siblik, SegalThis article summarizes the challenges with current Defined Contribution plan balances and the advantages that a Defined Benefit plan brings in contrast.
After Historic Vote to Repeal WEP-GPO, What’s Next?
Retirees Need an Investment Strategy that Can Limit the Impact of Market Downturns and Help Them Stay Invested
By: Deb Boyden and Adam Farstrup, SchrodersWhile workplace retirement plans offer many investments that help people accumulate savings, options are more limited once participants transfer into the decumulation phase. Retirees need income-oriented solutions that can: 1) help them avoid fear-based selling amid market drawdowns, 2) mitigate the sequence of return risk, and 3) provide dynamic asset allocation and risk management strategies that don’t come with excessive additional costs.
Empowering Pension Plan Participants Through Financial Education: Strategies for Success
Even for workers with pensions, education is needed to ensure they fully understand their benefits in order to appropriately save to supplement their guaranteed retirement income..jpg)
The Tax Debate of 2025
Regardless of the outcome of the upcoming election, Congress will have to work with the next president on dealing with the expiration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Most provisions will expire at the end of calendar year 2025. According to the Tax Foundation, full extension of the TCJA would result in $4 trillion less in federal tax revenues over the next 10 years. A tax bill this large, which affects individual taxes, corporate taxes, estate taxes, standard deduction amounts, and other key areas, is fair game for any tax change.