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Understanding the Finite Element Method
The finite element method is a powerful numerical technique that is used in all major engineering industries - in this video we'll explore how it works. We'll look at why it's useful to split the body ...
Demographic shifts mean that Chicago’s increasingly diverse young workforce is financing the retirements of older generations ...
We study effects of state pension windfalls on property prices near state borders, where theory suggests real estate reflects the value of additional public resources. Windfalls have grown to half the ...
• The decade of ultra-low interest rates was a notable period of transition and change for public plan investments. This fiscal policy decision following the financial crisis had major consequences ...
Organized labor is pushing a substantial increase in Tier 2 pension benefits that cover public employees — teachers, state employees, university employees, judges and legislators — hired on or ...
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein signing a bill into law Friday putting the state's pension systems under the control of a board. North Carolina's $127 billion in pension plans' investment decisions ...
The $24.6 billion pension fund’s board at its June 5-6 meeting approved the hiring of Oaktree Capital Management to run up to $500 million and up to $200 million in a multisector public credit ...
The latest technology revolution will eventually eliminate some of the public funds’ internal staff. To avoid being AI roadkill, pension systems and key employees need to take the initiative ...
Remain alert. California has dug itself a pension h ole some $352 billion deep, according to the state’s own figures, and these bills would have allowed public agencies to dig ever deeper.. This ...
Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released its monthly Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI), which analyzes the 100 l ...