Recent News

2011 City of Aurora-Police MPPP Board of Trustees Election Results 12/15/11

Brian Kelly and Tim Merrill Elected to MPPP Board of Trustees

Wurts Report Concenring European Debt Crisis

Fund Changes Effective May 2, 2011

Rainier Large Cap Equity Fund replaced by Nuveen Winslow Large Cap Groath Fund, and Artisan International Fund replaced by American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund effective May 2, 2011. (click her for more information)

2011 City of Aurora-Police MPPP Board of Trustees Election Results 2/1/11

Matt Ingui Elected to MPPP Board of Trustees: 2011-2012

Plan Investment Consultant 09/30/10

After an exhaustive search and due diligence process spanning over six months. the Trustees of the City of Aurora-Police MPPP selected a new investment consultant, Wurts & Associates, in Sepatember 2010. (click here for more information about Wurts & Associates)

 

Defined Benefit (DB) vs. Defined Contribution (DC) Retirement Plan Articles & Information

The Board of Trustees of the City of Aurora-Police Money Purchase Pension Plan (MPPP) have been approached to enter the debate of defined benefit vs. defined contribution retirement plans by numerous participants of the MPPP. The following two emails have been disseminated to various participants of the MPPP to specifically address their respective concerns and questions regarding this debate. (click here for additional topic information).

Presentation Slides (including Fee and Investment Performance Comparison)

12/20/2010 Email from John Sopranuk Concerning State & Local Governments & Pensions

12/28/2010 Follow-up Email from John Sopranuk Concerning State & Local Governments & Pensions

 

Information and Concerns Regarding Defined Benefit Retirement Systems

The state of defined benefit systems, both globally and within the domestic structure of the United States, have been identified through numerous resources as being in a state of crisis. The articles and videos listed below address, in part, this crisis.

Federal Legislation and News

Gingrich Legislation - Allowing State Bankruptcy to Avert Bailouts - Pensions & Investments Article

State and Local References

60 Minutes Video Concerning Pension Crisis

Additional Resources

Illinois Needs Over $200 Billion, Not $15 Billion (blog - Mike Shedlock/Mish's Trends)

The NEXT 10 City Public Pension Funds That Will Run Out of Money (Gus Lubin / Business Insider)

The Looming Debt Crisis in the States (editorial - New York Times)

The First 11 State Pension Funds That Will Run Out of Money (Business Insider)

Public Pension Liquidity Crisis Leads Pension Magazine's List of Top Stories for 2010 (Drew Carter / Pensions & Investments)

Califirnia Is State Most Likely to Default After Illinois (Investment News)

MAP: Illinois and California Budget Gaps Worst in Nation

More on San Diego's School Pension Worries (blog - Emily Alpert / voiceofsandiego.org)

Survey finds deep distrust of state governments, revealing fiscal conundrum

State Pensions Face "Death Spiral" as Underfunding Grows

Report Warns of Coming Wave of Municipal Pension Shortfalls

Amid backlash and budget deficits, government workers' pensions are targets - video

Colorado PERA Actuarial Projections

SD COLA Reducation article

www.pensiontsunami.com

The Trillion Dollar Gap article

This Time is Different article

Watch Dog News - States Eye MN Pension Lawsuit article

 

MPPP/FPPA Retirement Plans Comparative Analysis

Memo Regarding Tax Treatment of Pre-1987 Mandatory After-Tax Contributions

Legal Opinion re FPPA Purchase of Past Service - May 23, 2005

Comparative Analysis of FPPA and Aurora-Police MPPP Retirement Plans - March 17, 2005

MPPP Initial Participant Communication - February 11, 2005

Westminster Police MPPP's FPPA Analysis

 

Retirement Report Newsletters

Summer 2011

Spring 2011

Winter 2011

Fall 2010

Summer 2010

 

Next Board of Trustees Meeting(s)

Date: Monday, February 6, 2012

Time: 8:30AM (0830)

Location: City of Aurora-Police MPPP Headquarters

4643 S. Ulster Street, Suite 800 | Denver, CO 80237

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