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Category Archives: Research
Research details pension legislation efforts
As pension legislation is being considered in Ohio, it is interesting to note that in the past three years, 43 other states have enacted various changes in some of their state retirement plans. The National Conference of State Legislatures has … Continue reading
Ohio manager employs small-cap model for OPERS
When he was director of investments for a Cincinnati company’s pension fund in the early ‘90s, one of Len Haussler’s primary roles was to oversee the plan’s external managers. He recalls a particular manager not producing returns that were on … Continue reading
Posted in Investments, Pensions, Research, Stock market
Tagged investments, Ohio investment managers, Ohio PERS, OPERS, OPERS external managers, small cap value
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GASB proposal could distort pension funds’ outlook
Representatives of the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System testified recently that proposed changes in accounting rules could create misleading information about the true health of public pension systems. A report released this week by the Center for Retirement Research at … Continue reading
Posted in Pension Reform, Pensions, Regulations, Research
Tagged Center for Retirement Research, GASB, GASB rules, Ohio PERS, OPERS
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Report: 80 percent of income needed in retirement
A new issue brief by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College acknowledges the challenge of saving for a secure retirement and makes concrete recommendations for how workers should proceed. The brief, titled, “How Much to Save for a … Continue reading
Posted in Pensions, Research, Saving for retirement
Tagged Center for Retirement Research, Ohio PERS, OPERS, pensions, retirement security
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OPERS supports the people who support Ohio
The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System is made up of a dedicated group of Ohioans, a team of more than 970,000 members and retirees, as well as 3,700 employers, that collectively does great things for the Buckeye State. Our statistics … Continue reading
NASRA brief discusses pension investment returns
Over the past 30 years, the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System has earned an average of 8.99 percent annually on its investment portfolio (See PERSpective, Aug. 16.) An issue brief released this week by the National Association of State Retirement … Continue reading
Posted in Investments, Pensions, Research
Tagged 8 percent return, investment returns, NASRA, Ohio PERS, OPERS, pensions
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Reports question study on public compensation
Two public policy research organizations have refuted the key points of a recent Ohio Business Roundtable report that stated public employees in Ohio earn 43 percent more than the state’s private-sector workers. The Economic Policy Institute and Policy Matters Ohio … Continue reading
Study finds public employees favor DB plans
A new study has found that Ohio public employees, like those in other states that offer a choice of pensions, overwhelmingly favor defined benefit plans over defined contribution plans. “Decisions, Decisions: Retirement Plan Choices for Public Employees and Employers,” prepared … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits, Pensions, Research
Tagged defined benefit, defined contribution, National Institute on Retirement Security, NIRS, Ohio PERS, OPERS
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Business group states public workers earn more
This week the Ohio Business Roundtable issued a report that stated when factoring in wages, benefits, pension and job security, public employees make 43 percent more than private-sector workers. The Ohio Business Roundtable is “an independent, nonpartisan organization of the … Continue reading