Poor returns to blame for $6.5bn rise in NYC pension costs

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US - A $6.5bn increase in New York City's pension costs was largely due to poor market performance rather than overly generous benefits, a study has found.

"Retirement Security NYC", an initiative launched by New York City Comptroller John Liu to provide research on public employee pension issues, said poor returns accounted for 48% of the rise in cos...

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