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Archive June 2025
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Leadership, Strategy & Insight: NCPERS 2025 Chief Officers Summit Recap
NCPERS brought together leading public pension CEOs and CIOs from across the country for the Chief Officers Summit in New York City on June 16-18. From small municipal plans to large statewide systems, participants brought a range of perspectives—but shared a common goal: to learn from one another and lead with clarity in an uncertain world.
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Promoting Retirement Stability Through Governance, Portfolio Allocation, and Plan Design
By: Zhikun Liu, MissionSquare Retirement
Promoting public sector retirement stability requires a holistic approach integrating the strengths of both defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) plans. DB plans provide the foundation of retirement security with guaranteed income and risk pooling, while well-designed DC plans offer flexibility and additional savings opportunities. Together, they create a comprehensive and resilient system. By prioritizing strong governance, responsible portfolio allocation, and thoughtful plan design, leaders can ensure long-term stability and meet the evolving needs of retirees.


From Classroom to Boardroom: How Northern Trust Helps Trustees Apply Investment Concepts with Confidence
As one of the inaugural recipients of the Pension Partners of the Year Awards, Northern Trust Asset Management was recognized for its extensive contributions to NCPERS Trustee Educational Seminar (TEDS). TEDS culminates with the always-popular Asset Allocation challenge—run by the Northern Trust team—that allows attendees to put their knowledge to the test with an interactive training.
The Rise of Private Credit Secondaries: A Differentiated Strategy Offering Investors a Diversified Pool of Defensive and Low Market Correlated Assets with Current Yield and Equity Upside
By: Ravi Ugale, Star Mountain Capital
This is an educational introduction for plan sponsors on private credit secondaries market, which evolved from private equity secondaries, offering opportunities to buy and sell illiquid private credit fund positions. The article explains how this growing market, driven by increased demand and limited buyers, provides a diversified, low market-correlated entry point, helping investors understand how it can enhance their portfolio diversification and deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns.


New from NCPERS: Q2
With this year’s ACE complete and the official start of summer right around the corner, we're spotlighting new resources, announcements, and upcoming events from NCPERS for pension leaders and stakeholders across our membership.
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Third-Party Cyber Risk: Looking at Vendors’ Cybersecurity
By: Jay Preall, Segal
Your cybersecurity program is great. How about your vendors’ programs? In this article, we look at the importance of extending your cybersecurity beyond your own systems, considering your vendors’ programs and staying on top of third-party risk.


Positioning for a Real Estate Comeback
While valuations may decline in the near-term, the underlying fundamentals for real estate remain strong — especially in markets experiencing sustained population and job growth.
Stronger Together: How Collaboration Fuels Public Pension Success
The public pension community is rich with knowledge grounded in decades of experience. As the largest association working on behalf of public sector retirement systems, NCPERS is uniquely positioned to facilitate the sharing of information, best practices, and solutions to help address organizational and industry-wide challenges.