Inside MERS Investments
An inside look at MERS investments with Chief Investment Officer, Jeb Burns, exploring market performance, future forecasts, and how MERS’ strategy is adjusting to meet the long-range goals of providing stable funding for multi-billion dollar pension fund.
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Episodes
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
(Recorded 08/02/2023) A brief review of market performance of the MERS Defined Benefit Portfolio in the second quarter of 2023. We focus this episode on MERS’ performance, inflation and the impacts on private markets. Special Guest Ed Mikolay, MERS Director of Private Markets, joins us.
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
(Recorded 05/11/2023) A brief review of market performance of the MERS Defined Benefit Portfolio in the first quarter of 2023. We focus this episode on market volatility and how MERS’s performance is impacted by overall market forces, how we strategize for “down” markets and economic uncertainty, and where that has positioned us at this point. Email questions to InsideMERSInvestments@mersofmich.com. Visit www.mersofmich.com for more investment information.
Who We Are
The Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (MERS) of Michigan is an independent, professional retirement services company that was created to administer the retirement plans for Michigan’s local units of government on a not-for-profit basis.
Our mission is to partner with those who serve Michigan communities to provide retirement benefits and related services to support a secure retirement.