Jean-Pierre Aubry

The brief’s key findings are: Under traditional accounting rules, the aggregate funded ratio for state and local pension plans in 2017 was 72 percent, largely unchanged from …

The brief’s key findings are: One way that public pension plans assess their investment performance is to compare returns by asset class to selected benchmarks. …

The brief’s key findings are: To improve the funded status of state and local pensions, many plan sponsors have cut benefits, particularly for new hires. …

The brief’s key findings are: Since 2001, the aggregate funded status of local pension plans has lagged behind that of state plans, but the gap …

The brief’s key findings are: Bond rating agencies have begun accounting for public pension funding and have cited pensions in several downgrades. As a result, …