FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 12, 2018 Press Release – Submission to the SEC: The Proxy Voting Process Requires More Transparency Ahead of the SEC roundtable this week, the Institute for Pension Fund Integrity releases a white paper on the need for greater transparency in the proxy voting process to better serve public pension retirees […]
Press Release: Institute for Pension Fund Integrity Releases Calculator Showing True State of U.S. Public Pension Plans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 16, 2018 Press Release: Institute for Pension Fund Integrity Releases Calculator Showing True State of U.S. Public Pension Plans Institute for Pension Fund Integrity Seeks to Illuminate Public Pension Unfunded Liability Crisis Arlington, VA (October 16, 2018) Today, the Institute for Pension Fund Integrity (IPFI) is proud to announce a new […]
IPFI Applauds Corona Police Sgt. Jason Perez on His Election to the CalPERS Board of Administration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 12, 2018 IPFI Applauds Corona […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ESG Investing for Public Pensions: Does It Add Financial Value?
CONTACT: Molly Hall 202-210-9955 [email protected] ESG Investing for Public Pensions – Does It Add Financial Value? Former Connecticut Treasurer and IPFI President, Christopher Burnham, discusses the current state of the pension system with other experts, focusing on the increased use of ESG investment. Washington, DC – The Institute for Pension Fund Integrity (IPFI) released its […]
IPFI Announces New Advisory Board Featuring Former Ohio Treasurer
Former Ohio State Treasurer and Other Pension Leaders Join the Advisory Board for the Institute for Pension Fund Integrity Arlington, VA – The Institute for Pension Fund Integrity (IPFI) is a non-profit that focuses on strict adherence to fiduciary duty by public pension fund leaders, keeping politics out of public pension fund management, bringing […]
IPFI Responds to Irish Divestment
On July 12 it was reported that the government of The Republic of Ireland would become the first country in the world to sell off its investments in fossil fuel companies. The divestment bill passed through the lower house of parliament with all-party support and will require the $9.3 billion National Investment Fund to sell its investments in […]
Chicago and Cook County Fact Sheet
This document provides a high-level, side-by-side comparison of the four pension funds paid into by the City of Chicago and the two pension funds paid into by Cook County, Illinois. Data is chiefly drawn from the actuarial valuation reports issued for each fund as of December 31, 2016. Across the country, public pensions have been […]
Big Apple Mistake – IPFI Responds to New York City Divestment RFI
Arlington, VA – The Institute for Pension Fund Integrity (IPFI), a non-profit organization which seeks to ensure that state and local leaders are held responsible for their choices in public pension investment, responded today to the New York City Comptroller’s request for information (RFI) regarding how to divest city pensions from energy company holdings. IPFI’s […]
New York City Pensions- What Happened?
New York City has an underlying fiscal crisis that city officials are failing to address. There is a pension debt of $64.836 billion across the city’s five different pension accounts as of January 2018. This calculation is under a 7% assumed rate of return; this rate is charitable to the fund, as a one-percent decrease […]
IPFI Applauds US Department of Labor: Fiduciary Responsibility First Priority for Fund Managers
The United States Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration released a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) this week outlining their stance on the responsibilities of private investment managers. The FAB states that, “ERISA fiduciaries must always put first the economic interests of the plan in providing retirement benefits.” IPFI could not agree more. The responsibility […]