• New Proposals for Pension Books
• BY: Girard Miller   |   May 20, 2010
• GASB's potential accounting rules may clobber employers' budgets
• 2 Comments

• Needed: New Rules for Pension Boards
• BY: Girard Miller   |   May 20, 2010
• When it comes to governance, there's something amiss in California and other states as well.
• 1 Comments

• Uncle, Can You Spare a Dime?
• BY: Girard Miller   |   May 13, 2010
• "Tough love" assistance from the feds might match the nation's mood.

• California's Pension Predicament
• BY: Girard Miller   |   May 6, 2010
• Fixing the state's retirement finances is like untangling a Gordian knot.
• 16 Comments

• Out of Balance, or Out of Proportion?
• BY: Girard Miller   |   May 6, 2010
• A new look at whether public employees are overpaid.
• 9 Comments

• A Facelift for Muni Bonds
• BY: Girard Miller   |   April 15, 2010
• Surprise! Your bond ratings just went up!

• Setting a Gold Standard for Pensions
• BY: Girard Miller   |   April 8, 2010
• The Government Finance Officers Association has issued a list of best practices for public pensions. These measures should be adopted nationwide.

• The Pension Tide Turns
• BY: Girard Miller   |   April 8, 2010
• Illinois and New Jersey legislators try a new tack on reform.
• 3 Comments

• New Pension Math
• BY: Girard Miller   |   April 2010
• Nationwide, public officials scramble to change new-hire benefits formulas.
• 10 Comments

• Two New Looks at Investment Assumptions
• BY: Girard Miller   |   March 18, 2010
• Reviews of the way public pensions measure their ROI and account for liabilities could have a major impact on state and local budgets.

• Build America Bonds Need a Push
• BY: Girard Miller   |   March 11, 2010
• As Congress debates extending BABs, it's time to weigh in with letters and phone calls.

• Crosswinds for Pension Reform
• BY: Girard Miller   |   March 4, 2010
• California's pension-limitation ballot initiative hits a wall with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and prominent gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman.
• 3 Comments

• 'Life-swapping': The Case For and Against Longevity Swaps
• BY: Girard Miller   |   February 18, 2010
• Could U.S. pension plans reduce risk by importing an idea from Europe?
• 4 Comments

• 'Build America Bonds' Forever, or Nevermore?
• BY: Girard Miller   |   February 11, 2010
• The Obama administration supports extending them. But if Congress fails to act, we may see a blizzard of BABs this December.

• Seeking Security for Retirement Funds
• BY: Girard Miller   |   February 4, 2010
• Pension-exchanges for IRAs and 401(k)s would strengthen President Obama's initiatives.
• 1 Comments

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