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Saturday, November 2, 2024

Report: Westmont Police Pension Fund lost $190,662 in investment income in 2016

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After projecting its investments would grow by 6.75 percent, the Westmont Police Pension Fund lost 1.17 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The DOI biennial report detailing the health of each of the pension funds shows the Westmont Police Pension Fund's had $25,617,218 in investment assets last year. It paid $108,106 in investment expenses and lost $190,662 in investment income.

Pension funds and retirement systems set actuarial assumptions to project returns on investments to cover obligations to pensioners. When they fall short, the difference has to be made up from other sources – primarily from taxpayers and member contributions.

Westmont Police Pension Fund investment performance
20122013201420152016
Investment assets$21,863,422$23,504,593$24,632,363$26,028,667$25,617,218
Investment expenses$149,502$106,514$124,519$108,593$108,106
Investment income$2,054,549$1,730,154$1,357,549$1,670,059-$190,662
Net investment income to assets8.71%6.91%5.01%6.00%-1.17%
Actuarial assumption6.75%6.75%6.75%6.75%6.75%

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