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 …
Jean-Pierre Aubry
September 3, 2019
August 7, 2019
Issue Brief
Does Public Pension Board Composition Impact Returns?
by Jean-Pierre Aubry and Caroline V. Crawford
June 25, 2019
Issue Brief
How Has the Decline in Assumed Returns Affected Plan Costs?
by Jean-Pierre Aubry and Alicia H. Munnell
April 9, 2019
Issue Brief
Maintaining Target Allocations: Effects on Plan Performance
by Jean-Pierre Aubry
January 29, 2019
Issue Brief
Impact of Public Sector Assumed Returns on Investment Choices
by Jean-Pierre Aubry and Caroline V. Crawford
October 30, 2018
Issue Brief
Stability in Overall Pension Plan Funding Masks a Growing Divide
by Jean-Pierre Aubry and Caroline V. Crawford
August 8, 2018
Issue Brief
How Do Fees Affect Plans’ Ability to Beat Their Benchmarks?
by Jean-Pierre Aubry and Caroline V. Crawford
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. …
July 18, 2018
Issue Brief
What Explains Differences in Public Pension Returns Since 2001?
by Jean-Pierre Aubry, Anqi Chen and Alicia H. Munnell
April 17, 2018
Issue Brief
How Have Pension Cuts Affected Public Sector Competitiveness?
by Laura Quinby, Geoffrey T. Sanzenbacher and Jean-Pierre Aubry
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. …
December 21, 2017
Issue Brief
The Funded Status of Local Pensions Inches Closer to States
by Jean-Pierre Aubry, Caroline V. Crawford and Alicia H. Munnell
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 …