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New Research Brief: How Have Workers Responded to Oregon’s Auto-IRA?
Headline: New Research Brief: How Have Workers Responded to Oregon’s Auto-IRA?
Publication: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Article Date: Dec 15, 2018
Participation in the state-sponsored retirement plan is growing, adding nearly 2,000 active participants per month during 2018. Initial data reveal that although the plan itself has a few rough spots, workers are taking advantage of the plan in a way that looks promising for the future—and also perhaps for the future of similar plans in other states. Read article…
3 Reasons Retirement Is a More Precarious Prospect Today Than Before
Headline: 3 Reasons Retirement Is a More Precarious Prospect Today Than Before
Publication: The Motley Fool
Article Date: Nov 25, 2018
Retirement is a more precarious prospect these days due to the loss of pensions in the private sector, larger levels of debt among older Americans, and the uncertain future of Social Security. Read article…
Pensions Get Bolder in Challenging Private Equity on Investments’ Human Cost
Headline: Pensions Get Bolder in Challenging Private Equity on Investments’ Human Cost
Publication: The New York Times
Article Date: Oct 8, 2018
“Private equity firms and public pension funds have long had a symbiotic relationship: The funds supply the firms with billions of dollars to invest, and the firms deliver double-digit returns that help the funds support retired public servants. Now, pension leaders are showing a new willingness to confront private equity over the human impact of its investments.” Read article…
Axios AM Deep Dive – The Thorny Issue of Drug Prices
Headline: Axios AM Deep Dive – The Thorny Issue of Drug Prices
Publication: Axios
Article Date: Nov 20, 2018
The system for setting drug prices in the U.S. is a labyrinth. It can be enormously frustrating for patients — and enormously rewarding for the drug companies, pharmacies, doctors, hospitals and assorted middlemen that profit along the way. Read article…
California Supreme Court Sets Oral Arguments on Public Pension Rights
Headline: California Supreme Court Sets Oral Arguments on Public Pension Rights
Publication: Chief Investment Officer
Article Date: Nov 20, 2018
The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Dec. 5 in a case with potential national implications as to whether pension benefits can be reduced for existing public employees. Read article…