2015 Retirement Board Elections - Forest Preserve Employee Trustee and Cook County Annuitant Trustee Positions

Sep 14, 2015 11:40 AM

Elections for the Forest Preserve Employee Trustee Position and the Cook County Annuitant Trustee Position will be held on October 28, 2015 at the Cook County Building Room 885. Only Forest Preserve employees and Cook County annuitants are eligible to vote in this year’s election. To those interested in voting by mail, you should receive a Mail-In Ballot Application Request Form by September 30, 2015. For more details click on "Read More".

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2015 Retirement Board Elections - Cook County Employee Trustee Position

Sep 14, 2015 08:58 AM

For the Cook County Employee Trustee Position – by rule, Diahann Goode will be declared the winner and will serve another three-year term as no other candidates applied for the position. Please note, this means the Cook County Employee election has been canceled.

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Notice of Trustee Vacancy

Aug 17, 2015 11:13 AM

The Retirement Board of the County Employees’ and Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund of Cook County and ex officio for the Forest Preserve District Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund of Cook County announce the vacancy of the Forest Preserve District Annuitant member position.

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2015 Retirement Board Elections

Aug 07, 2015 10:09 AM

An election for a Cook County Employee Member Trustee, a Forest Preserve Employee Member Trustee, and a Cook County Annuitant Member Trustee will be held on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. Voting will take place in person at the Cook County Building and by mail. Click the link below for more information about voting and candidacy.

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2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) Available

The CAFR provides comprehensive data on the Fund's finances, investments, actuarial liabilities and assets, and other activities. Click below or visit the Financial Reports page in the Investments section to download the 2014 CAFR.

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Summer 2015 Newsletter and Member Spotlight

The summer 2015 edition of Pension Notes, the member newsletter of the Cook County Pension Fund, is now available. Click below to view the newsletter online.

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Cook County Pension Fund Office - Closed Friday for July 4 Holiday

We will be closed Friday, July 3rd in recognition of Independence Day. Normal operating hours will resume on Monday, July 6.

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2014 Actuarial Valuation Results

For 2014, the Cook County Fund’s assets were valued at $8.8 billion on an actuarial basis with liabilities of $15.3 billion, resulting in an unfunded liability of $6.5 billion (or 57.51%). The Forest Preserve District Fund’s assets were valued at $189.9 million on an actuarial basis with liabilities of $315.2 million, resulting in an unfunded liability of $125.3 million (or 60.25%).

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Cook County Pension Fund Wins Small Public Plan of the Year for 2014 Hedge Fund Investments

The Cook County Pension Fund received the Small Public Plan of the Year award (less than $15 billion in assets) at the 13th Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards on June 26, 2015. Consideration for the Hedge Fund Investment Category is given to investors’ long-term performance and overall ability to construct and manage a hedge fund portfolio.

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Investment Consultant Search

Jun 11, 2015 07:35 AM

The County Employees’ and Officers’ and Forest Preserve District Employees’ Annuity & Benefit Fund of Cook County invite the submission of proposals from qualified investment consulting organizations to provide full investment consulting services. The RFP is available beginning June 11, 2015 and the submission deadline is 3:00 P.M. Central Time, July 17, 2015.

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