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Report: Lincoln Police Pension Fund lost $201 in investment income in 2016

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After projecting its investments would grow by 6.50 percent, the Lincoln Police Pension Fund lost 0.31 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 Lincoln Police Pension Fund's had $9,345,677 in investment assets last year. It paid $28,561 in investment expenses and lost $201 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.

Lincoln Police Pension Fund investment performance
20122013201420152016
Investment assets$9,063,075$9,324,067$9,557,793$9,837,500$9,345,677
Investment expenses$20$4,960$24,106$23,689$28,561
Investment income$60,053$708,350$662,415$698,146-$201
Net investment income to assets0.66%7.54%6.68%6.86%-0.31%
Actuarial assumption6.50%6.50%6.50%6.50%6.50%

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