All eyes turn to next session as pension and health care programs both need higher contribution levels. Executive Summary: TRS lowers rate of return assumption to 7.25 percent. Change to rate of return assumption doesn’t impact current retiree benefits. However, ...
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Executive Summary: Watch the TRS Board of Trustees Meeting on July 27. TRS Board is likely to reduce rate of return assumption. Texas will need to increase its contribution to TRS to ensure retirees can receive a cost-of-living increase. The ...
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As members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) may have read recently in an Inside Line article, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) Board of Trustees is considering changing the rate of return assumption for the pension fund ...
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