Issues Update
CalPERS Tackles Issues Raised by City of Bell Salary Controversy August 18, 2010
CalPERS is taking several actions to address concerns raised by the City of Bell salary controversy.
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The DNA of the CalPERS Pension Buck June 28, 2010
Did you know that 63 cents of every dollar paid in public pensions comes from investment earnings?
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Reason Foundation Report on Public Pensions Fatally Flawed June 14, 2010
A recent report that predicted that many state pension funds, including CalPERS, will be insolvent within two decades is fatally flawed.
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Follow CalPERS Review of Asset Allocation, Rate of Return May 10, 2010
CalPERS is planning a top-to-bottom review of how the assets in the fund are allocated – the percentage invested in stocks, bonds, real estate, private equity, cash and other investments.
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CalPERS Response to Stanford Policy Brief on Public Pension Funds April 6, 2010
Stanford’s Institute for Economic Policy Research released a policy brief “Going For Broke: Reforming California’s Public Employee Pension Systems” that relies on outdated data and methodologies out of sync with governmental accounting rules...
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NASRA Study Shows Public Pensions Plan Assumptions Beat Long-Term Returns March 16, 2010
While heightened attention has been given to the investment return assumptions used by public retirement systems, a recent review of empirical data by the National Association of State Retirement Administrators (NASRA) finds...
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