public retirement systems

• Some Texas pensions worry state comptroller

  By Paul J. Weber  |  December 5, 2012

  Republican Comptroller Susan Combs said Tuesday "there are some warning signs in Texas" surrounding certain public-employee pension obligations but defended the stability of the state's largest retirement funds that total $139 billion and could face calls for reform next year.

• State-run pension plans growing for private sector

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  June 29, 2012

  Many states are considering implementing a new type of pension plan for private-sector workers that uses the efficiencies of the state run public retirement systems to administer them, according to the Pension Rights Center.

• NCPERS pushes fiduciary best practices for government retirement systems

  By Andy Stonehouse  |  April 26, 2012

  Hoping to end losses in state and local government pension funds, new best practices guidelines from NCPERS outline a safer and more open way to do business.

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  Public retirement ages come under greater scrutiny

  By Don Thomopson, Julie Carr Smyth  |  December 12, 2011

  Guaranteed pensions for relatively youthful government retirees — paid in similar fashion to millions nationwide — are contributing to nationwide friction with the public sector workers. They have access to attractive defined-benefit pensions and retiree health care coverage that most private sector workers no longer do.