SURS

State Universities Retirement System Board Meetings

Nick Stutzman — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:20:57 +0000

Champaign, IL - The Audit & Risk Committee, the Investment Committee, the Administration Committee, the Diversity Committee, the Legal & Legislative Committee, the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) will meet on Thursday, Sept. 9 and Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, via remote access due to the COVID-19 statewide restrictions.

Times shown on the agendas that follow are approximate.

State Universities Retirement System Board Meeting

Nick Stutzman — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 12:52:58 +0000

Champaign, IL - The Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) will hold a special meeting on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at 9:00 am CST at SURS office in Champaign and via remote access due to COVID-19 statewide restrictions.

Due to COVID concerns, the public may only access the meeting via remote access - Zoom.

Times shown on the agenda that follows are approximate.

State Universities Retirement System Claims Panel Meeting

Nick Stutzman — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:07:21 +0000

Champaign, ILThe State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Claims Panel will meet on Friday, July 9, 2021, via remote access due to COVID-19 statewide restrictions.

Times shown on the agenda that follows are approximate.

State Universities Retirement System Board Meeting

Nick Stutzman — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 15:29:39 +0000

Champaign, IL - The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) will meet on Monday, June 21, 2021, via remote access due to the COVID-19 statewide restrictions.

Times shown on the agenda that follows are approximate.

SURS Lowers Assumed Rate to 6.5%, Assigns Millions to Real Assets Funds, Hires Executive Search Firm

Nick Stutzman — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 15:46:49 +0000

Champaign, IL – The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees on June 4 voted to decrease their long-term investment return assumption rate from 6.75% to 6.5%, effective June 30. The rate was last reduced in June 2018 from 7.25% to 6.75%. The reduction was made following a review of the June 30, 2017 – June 30, 2020 Actuarial Experience Study presented by Gabriel Roeder Smith and Company. The report is posted at http://www.surs.org/actuarial-valuation-reports-experience-studies.

State Universities Retirement System Board Meetings

Nick Stutzman — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:54:55 +0000

Champaign, IL- The Investment Committee, Executive Committee, Administration Committee, Diversity Committee, Audit & Risk Committee, Legal & Legislative Committee, Board Governance Committee and the Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) will meet on Thursday, June 3 and Friday, June 4, 2021, via remote access only due to COVID-19 statewide restrictions.

Times shown on the agendas that follow are approximate.

SURS Members Elect Trustees to New Terms

Nick Stutzman — Thu, 06 May 2021 16:26:47 +0000

Champaign, IL - Current board members Mitchell Vogel and Fred Giertz have been elected to continue serving on the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees by the System’s annuitants. The election was conducted April 1 – May 3 by YesElections, an impartial election services company.

State Universities Retirement System Board Meeting

Nick Stutzman — Mon, 03 May 2021 18:47:29 +0000

Champaign, IL - The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees Legal & Legislative Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, via remote access due to COVID-19 statewide restrictions.

Times shown on the agenda that follows are approximate.

State Universities Retirement System Claims Panel Meeting

Nick Stutzman — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 14:41:19 +0000

Champaign, IL - The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Claims Panel will meet on Friday, May 7, 2021, via remote access due to COVID-19 statewide restrictions.

Times shown on the agenda that follows are approximate.

SURS Assigns Up to $30 Million to Real Estate Fund

Nick Stutzman — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 17:15:39 +0000

Champaign, IL - The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees approved a commitment of the lesser of $30 million or 10 percent of total fund commitments to Newport Capital Fund III, the closed-end, non-core real estate fund managed by Newport Capital Partners. The vote was taken during the April 22 remote board meeting. The allocation is subject to successful completion of contract negotiations.

The System previously made a commitment to Newport Capital Fund I in 2012 along with two co-investment opportunities in 2018 and 2019.