In the News • March 16, 2010
March 16, 2010 — PlanSponsor reports on NIRS’ analysis suggesting that passage of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 led private sector plan sponsors to turn away from equities during the economic downturn and not reap the benefits of the market recovery. Companies have attempted to reduce the volatility of the investments in their plans by turning […]
In the News • March 16, 2010
March 16, 2010 — National Underwriter reports that in 2009, state and local pension plans performed better than their private sector plans, according a study of data from the Federal Reserve. The National Institute on Retirement Security, Washington, D.C., is making that point in an analysis of trends revealed in the Fed’s Flow of Funds data. For the […]
In the News • March 16, 2010
March 16, 2010 — Pension & Investments reports on NIRS analysis of public plans investments, which returned an average 16% in 2009. This means public plans outperformed private sector pensions by three percentage points largely becasue public plans maintained equity positions while private plans shifted to bonds. “Public pension plans have avoided making drastic moves, largely staying […]
In the News • March 15, 2010
March 15, 2010 — Reuters reports on NIRS’ analysis of newly-released Federal Reserve Flow of Funds data indicating that public pensions held steady, benefiting from 2009 stock market recovery. Reuters reports that as a group, public sector pension funds gained 16 percent last year, versus a gain of 13 percent for corporate pension plans. The public sector plans did […]
In the News • March 15, 2010
March 15, 2010 — Reuters reports on NIRS’ analysis of newly-released Federal Reserve Flow of Funds data indicating that public pensions held steady, benefiting from 2009 stock market recovery. Reuters reports that as a group, public sector pension funds gained 16 percent last year, versus a gain of 13 percent for corporate pension plans. The public sector plans did […]
In the News • March 14, 2010
March 14, 2010 — A Pocono Record letter to the editor discusses pensions and NIRS research. According to the National Institute on Retirement Security, pensions have a broad local economic impact and workers need pensions for retirement security. Read the full article here.
In the News • March 12, 2010
March 12, 2010 — A Toledo Blade letter to the editor discusses pensions and NIRS research. In a mischaracterization of a Pew Center on the States report on public pensions the paper missed key points about the health of public pensions. According to the National Institute on Retirement Security, every dollar paid to a retiree in benefits […]
In the News • March 6, 2010
March 6, 2010 — A Baltimore Sun letter to the editor discusses pensions and NIRS research. According to the National Institute on Retirement Security, each dollar in taxpayer contributions to Maryland’s state and local pension plans ultimately supports $6 in total economic activity in the state. This reflects the fact that investment returns provide the bulk of […]
In the News • March 2, 2010
March 2, 2010 — Financial Planning reports on NIRS research. With women at a higher risk for retirement insecurity, according to research from the National Institute on Retirement Security, and 32% more likely to have received subprime mortgages of all types than men, regardless of income, women need the protections that a well-regulated financial system can offer. […]