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Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Report: Marion Police Pension Fund gained $196,335 in investment income in 2016

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After projecting its investments would grow by 6.75 percent, the Marion Police Pension Fund netted 1.80 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 Marion Police Pension Fund's had $9,635,486 in investment assets last year. It paid $22,880 in investment expenses and gained $196,335 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.

Marion Police Pension Fund investment performance
20122013201420152016
Investment assets$8,356,684$8,811,816$9,545,258$10,277,484$9,635,486
Investment expenses$28,050$32,288$26,129$15,187$22,880
Investment income$262,549$674,181$712,765$753,881$196,335
Net investment income to assets2.81%7.28%7.19%7.19%1.80%
Actuarial assumption6.50%6.50%6.50%6.75%6.75%

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