COVID-19 – IPFIUSA

Fallout from COVID-19 Demonstrated Rose-Colored Perspective on Pension Returns

March 20, 2020

As of the writing of this article, global markets have experienced the largest drop since the Great Depression as a result of fallout from the COVID-19 virus, erasing all gains from the economic upswing of the last two years. It is likely that with a global quarantine in effect, markets will continue to reel in […]

Most Recent

The Hartford Courant: Those Pesky Trust Funds

September 9, 1996 | (The Hartford Courant)

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal had egg on his face when his annual disclosure statements to the State Ethics Commission showed that two minor children of Mr. Blumenthal had thousands of dollars worth of tobacco stocks in their names in family trust accounts for several years. The accounts are managed by the attorney general’s father, Martin […]

The Hill: Pensions should avoid politics and invest for the benefit of our workers

December 10, 2017 | Chris Burnham (The Hill Op-ed)

Why do public fiduciaries think they should impose their political agenda on other people’s retirement benefits? Is not the standard of care to manage public retirement funds with the highest return at the lowest reasonable risk? With more than 50 percent of all state pension funds significantly underfunded and at least five states, including my […]

Press-Republican: Cuomo ignites pension fund debate with divestment push

December 26, 2017 | (CNHI)

But the governor’s move has spawned concerns that a green energy litmus test over investment decisions could end up limiting the fund’s growth should Cuomo’s prognostications regarding energy sector stocks prove to be flawed. “The comptroller needs to stick to his guns and understand that his fiduciary responsibility is to the beneficiaries” of the fund, […]