Resources

What Should I Know About Refinancing Pension Obligations? 2020 was a year unlike any other. We learned that, for public finance officials, considering alternative funding approaches to address Pension Liabilities is critical to [...]

Staff Resource: Fundamentals of Financial Management for Elected Officials Local government finance is complex to understand for the seasoned or newly elected official. Decision making around fiscal health is no small task, given [...]

Fiscal Resiliency Planning on Pension, OPEB, and Labor amidst COVID-19 Decisions regarding pension and OPEB costs are complex, and even more so with a global pandemic in the equation. Regardless of COVID-19, public [...]

Understanding CalPERS Actuarial Valuation Reports & Their Impact CalPERS released actuarial valuation reports to agencies across California. Join us to discuss and understand the information in these reports, and how this impacts your [...]

Impact of CalPERS Latest Investment Return on Local Governments The new investment return is in. Learn what the investment experience means, how CalPERS has performed over the years, how the experience impacts current [...]

Pension Funding Policy Development During Covid-19 The COVID-19 pandemic was largely unforeseen, but one effect was predictable: that an economic shock would push a number of state and local pension plans to dangerously [...]