Low interest rates aren't enough when local governments must pay pension and Medicaid costs.

The fund is short about $26 billion in what it owes to over 500,000 members.

Are plans that buy future pension payments for a lump sum basically pricey loans?

U.S.'s largest public pension fund is expected to cut the number of firms in half.

The economic recovery means smaller liabilities for public pension funds.

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.

But for some the recovery still doesn't mean they are doing as well as they should.

Can a divestment strategy have an impact on public policy?