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Report: Skokie Firefighters Pension Fund lost $1,036,118 in investment income in 2016

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After projecting its investments would grow by 6.75 percent, the Skokie Firefighters Pension Fund lost 1.66 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 Skokie Firefighters Pension Fund's had $68,400,347 in investment assets last year. It paid $98,249 in investment expenses and lost $1,036,118 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.

Skokie Firefighters Pension Fund investment performance
20122013201420152016
Investment assets$65,202,187$67,720,538$70,352,305$74,671,975$68,400,347
Investment expenses$152,191$77,051$96,277$106,323$98,249
Investment income$4,141,834$5,053,713$5,654,577$5,685,435-$1,036,118
Net investment income to assets6.12%7.35%7.90%7.47%-1.66%
Actuarial assumption6.75%6.75%6.75%6.75%6.75%

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