pension funds

Apr 21, 2021
Union and advocacy groups seek corporate change through shareholders
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They’re addressing institutional investors like hedge funds and asking managers to press for social justice.
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Feb 6, 2020
California communities see increases in pension costs
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For every dollar the state’s public agencies pay in wages this year, those employers will have to fork over 25 cents on average to CalPERS to cover retiree benefits.
Oct 8, 2019
GE freezes pensions as the benefit becomes endangered in private sector
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General Electric is freezing its pensions for 20,000 non-union workers and will offer pension buyouts for another 100,000 former employees. GE said the move will save $8 billion, part of a plan to shed some of the company’s considerable debt. The move, from one of America’s most iconic corporations, is just one more step in […]
Feb 6, 2016
Is Colorado’s public employee pension fund in peril?
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The fund is short about $26 billion in what it owes to over 500,000 members.
Sep 29, 2015
Pension advances draw scrutiny
Are plans that buy future pension payments for a lump sum basically pricey loans?
Mar 25, 2015
State pension checkup: Better, still not great
The economic recovery means smaller liabilities for public pension funds.
Jul 3, 2013
Chinese law requires adults to visit their aging parents
Critics say the new law is unnecessary. They suspect China's state pension fund is running low on money and the government is passing the buck.
May 20, 2013
Public pension funds rebound from recession
But for some the recovery still doesn't mean they are doing as well as they should.
Jan 10, 2013
California teacher pension fund to sell gun investments
Can a divestment strategy have an impact on public policy?
Jul 6, 2012
Chasing the 8 percent return
Eight percent is considered the "magic" return rate, but in today's economy, trying to hit that number may be dangerous.