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California 2020 Funding Assumption Survey
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Updated April 2020
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AssumedBase AssumedAmortizationValuationAsset
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RANKPLAN SPONSOR
Investment
Wage "Excess" Period AssetSmoothing
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20202019201820172016201520142013201120102009 ReturnInflation
Investment
(years) CorridorPeriod
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Return
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(a)(b)(a) - (b)
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CalPERS - Legislative (closed) 3
5.00%2.75%2.25%
100+% FR; G/L 20 layered with certain ramping
N/A (Market)N/A
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City of San Diego 5
6.50%3.05%3.45%
8-declining and part layered ;G/L layered 15. most level $$
Y: 80-120
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CalPERS - Judges System II 1, 3
6.50%2.75%3.75% G/L 20 layered with certain rampingN/A (market) N/A
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San Mateo County
6.75%3.00%3.75%4 - declining; G/L 15 layeredY: 80-1205 with offsets
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City of San Jose (Safety) 9
6.75%3.25%3.50%most G/L 15 layeredY: 80-1205
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LA Department of Water & Power
7.00%3.25%3.75%1-declining; G/L 15 - layered Level $$ N
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University of California 8
6.75%3.25%3.50%21-declining, G/L 20 layered Level $$ N
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Contra Costa County
7.00%3.25%3.75%4 - declining; G/L 18 layered N5
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City of San Jose (General) 9
6.75%3.00%3.75% most 20 - declining; G/L layered 20 N5
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San Diego County
7.00%3.25%3.75%6-rolling; G/L 20 layered but not less than 6 N5
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Sonoma County
7.00%3.25%3.75%9-declining; G/L 20 layered N5
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Fresno County
7.00%3.25%3.75%14-declining; G/L 15 layeredY: 70-1305
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City of Fresno (Safety)
7.00%3.25%3.75% G/L 15-layered; (100+% FR); surplus over 110%-30 N
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City of Fresno (General) 6
7.00%3.25%3.75% G/L 15 layered (100+% FR); surplus over 110%-30 N
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Santa Barbara County
7.00%3.00%4.00%most 11-declining; G/L 19 layered and rampedN/A(market)N/A
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Alameda-Contra Costa Transit 4
7.00%3.00%4.00% 9-declining; G/L 20 layeredY: 80-120
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Sacramento County
7.00%3.25%3.75%Most 16 - declining; G/L 20 layeredY: 70-1307
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Mendocino County
7.00%3.50%3.50%20-declining; G/L 18 layeredY: 75-1255
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Orange County
7.00%3.25%3.75%14-declining; G/L 20 layered N5-16116
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Marin County 4
7.00%3.00%4.00% 11-declining; G/L 24 layered and rampedN/A (Market) N/A
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San Bernardino County
7.25%3.50%3.75%3-declining; G/L layered 20 N5
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Los Angeles Fire & Police
7.25%3.50%3.75% most G/L 20 layered; overall remaining period: 7-8 yrs.Y: 60-1407
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Imperial County
7.25%3.50%3.75%12 - declining; G/L 15 layeredY: 70-1305
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Ventura County
7.25%3.25%4.00%G/L 15 - layered N5
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Alameda County
7.25%3.50%3.75%13 - declining ; G/L 20 layeredY: 60-1405
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Kern County
7.25%3.50%3.75%16.5 - declining; G/L 18 layeredY: 50-1505
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Stanislaus County
7.00%3.00%4.00%17 - decliningY: 80-1205
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Merced County
7.00%2.75%4.25%10- declining;G/L 24 layered and ramped N/A(market)
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San Luis Obispo County
7.00%2.75%4.25%21- declining; G/L 20 layered N5
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City & County of San Francisco
7.40%3.50%3.90%most 14-declining; G/L 20 layered N5
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City of Los Angeles
7.25%3.50%3.75%most 23-declining ; G/L 15-layeredY: 60-140 most 7
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Tulare County
7.25%3.00%4.25%15-declining; G/L 19 layeredY: 70-13010
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East Bay Municipal Utility
7.00%3.25%3.75%Pre-2012 layered 30; Otherwise G/L-20 layeredY: 70-1305
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3434333636373735292826CalSTRS7.00%3.50%3.50%28 years with some laddered increases of 0.5% N3
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San Joaquin County 7
7.25%3.15%4.10%14-declining; G/L 15 layeredY: 80-1205
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Los Angeles County
7.00%3.25%3.75%
22- declining; G/L 20 layered with 3-year phase-in
N5
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CalPERS 3
7.00%2.75%4.25%
17-declining ; G/L 20 level $$ with certain ramping
N/A(market) N/A
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NOTES:
Bold indicates change from previous survey.
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1: This does not reflect the Judges I system closed in 1994: features include pay-as-you-go funding and a 3% assumed investment return
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2: Legal agreement determines contribution level -- pegged to specified funded ratios
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3 Ramping apllies only to the investment portion of the gain/loss; not to the non-investment component
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4: 50% of "extraordinary" 2008/09 losses amortized over 30 years
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5 System is now closed for non-Police but subject to ongoing litigation and court challenges
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6 Amortization will revert to average future working lifetime, roughly 10 years, in event FR becomes < 100%
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7 Extraordinary 2008 actuarial loss amortized over 30 years
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8 Post-7/1/16 hires have option to elect to be in defined contribution ("DC") plan; to date, roughly 35% have elected DC
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6% contribution will be made toward UAL for those in DC plan.
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Additional state contributions may be required as 14% employer rate and 8% employee rate are below actuarial funding policy rate.
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9 Amortization payments increase at less than wage inflation; for San Jose General-2.75%; for San Jose Safety-2.50%
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Survey and related text will be posted on roederfinancial.com We can be contacted at (619) 300-8500
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FR = Funded ratio
G/L = actuarial gains/actuarial losses
"Layered" means a new amotization base is created each year.
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POB = Pension Obligation Bond
DC = Defined Contribution
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Effective with the 2013 survey, the number of entities was reduced from 40 to 37, eliminating three small closed systems.
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The amortization periods for assumption changes are often longer than for G/L and are not shown here. Often, there is a separate amortization policy applicable to benefit changes.