KPERS has exposure to the Iran war through investments in Israel and Saudi Arabia, as well as countries that get oil through ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kansas Employees Retirement System offices at 611 S. Kansas Ave. Officials with the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System are ...

Topeka? The recession has made the long-term funding problems for Kansas’ public pension system severe enough for a recent report to declare it “bankrupt.” Democratic Gov. Mark Parkinson isn’t as ...

Removing those contributions could make KPERS’ financial problems even worse. Borrowing more money could help pay for this transition and prop up KPERS. It’s also possible that the state could use the ...

This article is in response to the editorial that appeared in the April 27th edition titled “KPERS system worth broad examination.” Unfortunately, the editorial fails to recognize how a thorough ...

Topeka? The state’s pension fund earned almost nothing from its investments last year, but its overall health improved anyway thanks to an infusion of $1 billion in cash that the state borrowed to ...

Though the $1 billion year-to-year growth in the unfunded liability of the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System is troubling, there are reasons to be optimistic about KPERS’ long-term prospects.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Topeka corrections officer voices concerns about protecting KPERS retirement for state workers. $6.7 billion. That’s the long-term ...

Gov. Laura Kelly will try again to refinance Kansas’s public pension system after Republicans rejected the idea last year. The Democratic governor, about to enter her second year in office, outlined a ...

KPERS isn’t immune to the real-world effects of pollution, rising insurance premiums, employee medical care and climate change. Bigstock In a recent guest commentary for The Star, Derek Kreifels wrote ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Osage County has started to rectify missing money from county employees state retirement accounts, though it’s still on the hook for thousands in fines related to six months of ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Retired Kansas public employees converged at the Capitol to demand change to their pension payouts. These retirees rely on KPERS for their pension payouts. Some say the amount ...