Find out what’s happening in the public pension community and explore the latest industry trends.
NCPERS regularly highlights the latest industry job listings, new hires, and retirement announcements on behalf of its member pension funds, stakeholders, and service providers. Find our latest roundup of RFPs here. If your organization has news about its staff or is looking to hire, please send... Continue Reading
By: Imperial Fund Asset Management Securitization began in 1968 when Ginnie Mae was founded to keep housing affordable by insuringcertain loans. This innovation gave investors access to mortgage cash flows without owning or servicing loans directly, while enabling lenders to recycle capital. In... Continue Reading
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Savvy investors take an intentional approach to balancing portfolio risk with desired returns. What are the benefits of active risk budgeting and the consequences of unintended risks? In this article, we discuss how to address actionable risk in a portfolio. Though markets shift, institutional... Continue Reading
By: Remi Olu-Pitan, Schroders Increased correlations between stocks and bonds and heightened volatility in bond markets have made the traditional 60/40 approach to diversification less reliable. Today’s market conditions call for an approach that includes alternative asset classes, such as... Continue Reading
NCPERS regularly highlights the latest RFPs and RFIs in the public pension industry on behalf of its members. Find our latest roundup of job listings, hiring, and retirement announcements here. If your organization has an RFP/RFI for inclusion, please submit all relevant information to... Continue Reading
NCPERS always puts the safety and wellbeing of our community first. With a severe winter storm forecasted to create dangerous travel conditions in Washington, D.C. and across much of the U.S. this weekend, we have made the difficult decision to cancel NCPERS 2026 Legislative Forum & Policy... Continue Reading
Media Contact: Lizzy Lees (llees@ncpers.org) WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2026 — NCPERS, the largest association for public pensions, today announced a transformative initiative to celebrate its 85th anniversary: NCPERS 2.0. This milestone reflects the organization’s commitment to bold... Continue Reading
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By: Alisa Bennett, CavMac When considering funding for your Other Post-Employment Benefits plan, there is the Good, the Badand the Ugly. While funding an OPEB plan actuarially is not always possible, this article offers strategiesto get some money contributed and secured to pay OPEB... Continue Reading
By: Linda Stuessi, Dannae Delano and Seth Gaudreau, The Wagner Law Group Rising healthcare costs, especially during retirement, are concerning to public sector employees, whotend to retire earlier than private sector employees and face budgeting for significant medical costsduring retirement.... Continue Reading
By: Dimensional Fund Advisors Rarely do we prioritize the lowest cost when consuming goods and services, yet the investment industry often does. This is evident in the rise of index funds, which typically carry the lowest expense ratios in their categories—but like consumer goods, they may... Continue Reading
