Pensions
New Jersey Ups Pension Contribution 44% Due to Tax Receipt Surge, US Aid
The Garden State’s program has been one of the nation’s most underfunded.
Tag: New Jersey
Pensions
Insurers Have Been Draining Funds from New Jersey’s Pensions for 15 Years
Report calls 2006 policy that shifted financial obligations for employee injuries to pensions ‘a windfall to insurers.’
Pensions
New Jersey Pension Fund Misses Benchmark with 10.75% Return in 2020
Portfolio returns 14.81% in first half of fiscal 2021 as asset value rises to $84.6 billion.
Pensions
New Jersey Pension Fund Returns Only 0.82% Year to Date
The investment portfolio for the state’s pension fund fell short of its benchmark by more than 2 percentage points.
Pensions
New Jersey Governor Proposes $4.6 Billion Pension Payment
The record contribution falls short of what’s needed for the nation’s worst-funded retirement system.
Newsmakers
Black-Owned Asset Manager Sues NJ Pension Fund, BlackRock for Racial Bias
State officials purportedly admitted the agency had ‘an aversion’ to minority-owned firms, the lawsuit says.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
New Jersey to Postpone Pension Payments
A September payment has been deferred to October, or the start of the next fiscal year, as the state makes deep cuts and deferrals to stanch revenue losses.
Market Moves
New Jersey Likely to Cut Pension Contributions, S&P Global Says
The credit ratings agency downgraded the state one notch, to A-, and gave it a negative outlook.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
Haves and Have Nots: Virus Effect Will Widen the Public Pension Divide
When the crisis abates, the gap between well-funded plans and the others will be even larger.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
New Jersey Is Enlisting State Pensioners to Return to Work
The governor hopes to bolster ranks thinned by the coronavirus, letting retired workers collect regular pay without shrinking their pension payouts.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
New Jersey Freezes Nearly $1 Billion in Spending Over COVID-19
Economic impact of virus could lower state pension valuation.
Asset Management Culture
NJ Plan Seeks to Let Police Officers and Firefighters Retire Early
Called the ‘burnout bill’ by advocates, pension beneficiaries could retire after 20 years, but get no health benefits.
Pensions
New Jersey State Pension Returns 16.35% in 2019
US equities lead strong annual showing as real estate outperforms.
Research
Pension Debt Accounts for Over Half of All Debt for US States
The best, the worst, and the unfunded liabilities totaling $824 billion, according to report.
Asset Allocation
NJ Pension Fund Returns 6.27% Misses Benchmark, Target
Fund reports ‘possible economic slowdown’ for 2020.