The mission of the Pennsylvania Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems (PAPERS) shall be to encourage and facilitate the education of its membership in all matters related to their duties as fiduciaries overseeing the assets of the pension funds with which they have been entrusted. It will be PAPERS' primary purpose to conduct an annual educational forum that provides the basis for improved financial and operational performance of the public employee retirement systems in the State. PAPERS will function as a central resource for educational purposes and act as a networking agent for all public plan staff and board members. To learn more about PAPERS, please click here.

PAPERS Online Program

A Free Educational Webinar Opportunity

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 10:30 a.m.

"Taming the Beast:  What You Need to Know about the Press"

Click here for details

The agenda is being developed now and both corporate sponsorship and speaking opportunities are available.  Please click here for details of the various sponsorship levels or contact PAPERS Executive Director Jim Perry at:  perryja1@comcast.net or 717-545-3901 for more details.

Click here for a 2012 Forum registration form.

The conference agenda will be available in March, 2012

Participant registration for the 2012 Fall Workshop
will begin in July, 2012

Click here to view the Fall 2011 Newsletter (Vol. 6, No. 3)

Municipal Pension plan Trustees should be aware that in addition to pension benefits retirees often receive medical benefits as well.  Governmental accounting standards [GASB 45] require an actuarial valuation to calculate the accrued liability and ARC for retiree medical benefits. A simplified method is allowed for small plans under certain circumstances.

Foster & Foster, Inc. has developed proprietary software to assist small plans in complying with GASB rules. They can also help you address plan design, financing and administrative issues.  Founded in 1979, Foster & Foster Inc., currently provides service to over 200 police, fire and general employee pension plans.  They have 9 credentialed actuaries with over 140 years of public sector experience.

For more information contact Matt@Foster-Foster.com

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