Public pensions Archives - Retirement Income Journal

At the Supreme Court, a stress test of ‘best interest’ promises

By Editorial Staff Thu, Mar 25, 2021

'To protect its sterling image, and its share price, Goldman made false statements that it always acted in its clients’ best interest and carefully managed its conflicts,' said...

Published March 25, 2021

The Case for Collaboration among State-Sponsored Savings Plans

By Editorial Staff Thu, Apr 11, 2019

The authors of this article, Angela M. Antonelli, director of the Georgetown University Center for Retirement Initiatives (pictured), J. Mark Iwry, a Brookings Institution fellow, and David C. John,...

Published April 11, 2019

Public pensions suffer in 4Q2018

By Editorial Staff Wed, Feb 20, 2019

'For plans in which benefits paid out exceed contributions coming in, (fourth quarter losses are) difficult news, as investment returns are critical to slow the outflow of funding,' a...

Published February 21, 2019

With new pension policy, California links retirement income to global warming

By Editorial Staff Thu, Sep 6, 2018

Senate Bill 964, which was passed last week, requires CalPERS and CalSTRS to identify climate risk in their portfolios and report on that risk to the public and to...

Published September 6, 2018

In Canada, ‘LIFE’ Begins at 85

By Kerry Pechter Thu, Mar 22, 2018

Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald (right or below), a research fellow at Toronto's Ryerson University, proposes a voluntary, tontine-like deferred income annuity called Lifetime Income for the Elderly (LIFE). Canadians could make...

Published March 22, 2018

Skin in the Game

By Kerry Pechter Fri, Jan 27, 2017

Published February 2, 2017