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June 8, 2020
Convicted Officials Shouldn’t Get Public Pensions, Say North Carolina Lawmakers

Bill before legislature is sparked by anger over a county employee who won government retirement benefits after embezzling nearly $1 million. 

Convicted Officials Shouldn’t Get Public Pensions, Say North Carolina Lawmakers
PE-Related Bankruptcy Filings Soared in May

Too much debt and the virus economic slide harmed companies such as Hertz and J. Crew.

PE-Related Bankruptcy Filings Soared in May
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Emerging Markets and Covid-19: Crisis or opportunity…or both?

2020 will be a challenging moment for Emerging Markets’ economies. But there will likely be a wide open Emerging Markets “door” that sees governments fall back on privatisation to bridge fiscal holes. In an environment of tight domestic monetary conditions and reduced cross border flows, the buyers of these assets have considerable advantage.

San Francisco Pension Reports Data Breach

SFERS is the latest to suffer the loss of personal information that puts some at higher risk of identity theft.

San Francisco Pension Reports Data Breach
Pandemic Provides Lessons to Improve Retirement System

Research paper says pandemic ‘is likely to hasten the demise’ of defined benefit plans.

Pandemic Provides Lessons to Improve Retirement System
In Focus: Lower the Pension Plan Benchmark? Well, Not So Easy

A lot of assumed return rates are unrealistically high. But lowering them can turn a retirement program into a political buzzsaw. Some plans just say no to that idea.

In Focus: Lower the Pension Plan Benchmark? Well, Not So Easy
Editorial: CIOeditors@issmediasolutions.com
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