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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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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... Continue Reading
By: Blake Orth and Shana Neeson, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company (GRS) Although Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) are often financed on a Pay-As-You-Go (PayGo)basis, an increasing number of public plan sponsors are choosing to prefund these obligations withdedicated trusts, similar to... Continue Reading
By: Steven M. Schatt and Christian Goodman, WTW Via Benefits Through this article, pension fund stakeholders will learn how transitioning retiree healthcare from traditionalgroup plans to the individual marketplace through a defined contribution model strengthens the long-term sustainability of... Continue Reading
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
By: Guillaume Buell and Domenico “Nico” Minerva, Partner, Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP With pension funds frequently debating whether to invest in equities via either active management and separately managed accounts, or passive management and commingled funds, this informative article... 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
By: Ryan Muller, Legislative Analyst, Williams & Jensen As Congress continues to gather proposals, momentum will continue to grow toward a future SECURE Act 3.0. Amid the scramble to find a solution to the looming expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits at the end of... Continue Reading
By: Lizzy Lees, Director of Communications, NCPERS NCPERS would like to recognize the 17 public pension trustees and staff who most recently passed the exam to earn the prestigious Accredited Fiduciary (AF) designation. The NCPERS Accredited Fiduciary (NAF) Program is specifically designed and... Continue Reading
