IPPFA President McNamee on Chicago Tonight Discussing Consolidation Source: IPPFA & Chicago Tonight
James McNamee, president of the Illinois Public Pension Fund Association and a critic of pension consolidation, joins “Chicago Tonight.” We were unable to find a member of the task force available to join the show. We also invited the Pritzker administration to send someone supportive of consolidation. A spokesperson said they, too, were unable to find anyone.
Can Illinois Save $1M a Day by Consolidating Pension Funds? Governor Says Yes.
Consolidating scores of local firefighter and police pension funds could save Illinois taxpayers between $820 million and $2.5 billion in the next five years, according to a report published Thursday by a state task force that’s been studying the issue since January.
The IPPFA supports implementation of enhanced investment authority and a reliable actuarial methodology. Both of these improvements promote fund stability and taxpayer savings.
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The IPPFA was founded in 1985 as a not-for-profit organization whose mandate was to educate public pension fund trustees. In 2009 the IPPFA became the primary education provider for public pension fund trustees in the state of Illinois. Our members manage over eighteen billion dollars in pension assets.