Local Government Pension Funded Ratios Hold Steady Amid COVID-19
But financial strains on governments could make it harder to pay required contributions.
Pensions
State Pensions Entered Pandemic in Worse Position than in 2008
Report finds ‘overly optimistic’ assumed returns are more than 2 percentage points higher than they should be.
Maryland State Pension Returns 3.6% in FY 2020
Fund beats its benchmark to raise its asset value to $54.8 billion.
Kentucky Retirement Systems Returns 1.2% for Fiscal 2020
State pension plans collectively beat their benchmarks, but fall far short of their peers.
Pension Debt Expected to Surge Due to COVID-19 Volatility
Moody’s forecasts a 6% rise in total adjusted pension liabilities in 2020.
Canada Pension Plan Returns 5.6% in First Quarter
Strong investment gains raise total asset value to C$434.4 billion.
Multiemployer Plans See Wild Funding Swings in First Half
Funded levels fluctuated from 85% down to 72% and back up to 82% during first six months of the year.
New York Common Fund Returns 10% in First Quarter
After maintaining a conservative allocation strategy, the pension fund took the three months ending in June to snatch up some equities.
UK Corporate Pension Funding Falls in July
Aggregate deficit of the PPF 7800 has more than tripled over the past year.
CDPQ Loses 2.3% in First Half of 2020, Misses Benchmark
However, the C$333 billion pension beat its benchmark over the past five and 10 years.
Public Funds Lead Institutional Investment Rebound
Funds with significant exposure to equities outperformed during the second quarter.
Institutional Plans Report Best Quarter in over 33 Years
Large plans underperformed small plans, likely due to significant exposure to alternative investments.
CalPERS CIO Ben Meng Resigns from Nation’s Largest Pension Fund
Deputy chief Dan Bienvenue will take over until the retirement system finds a replacement.
Netherlands, Denmark, Australia Rated World’s Top Pension Systems
Thailand, Argentina, and Turkey were ranked as having the worst pension systems in the world by Visual Capitalist.
Alaska Permanent Fund Returns 2% in Fiscal 2020
The sovereign wealth fund beat a passive index benchmark, but missed its return target.