Report: Colorado Pension Fund Liabilities Up 20 Percent

DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s public employee pension fund netted a 7.3 percent return on its investments last year, according to its annual report.
But while the Public Employees’ Retirement Association earned $3 billion in 2016, its unfunded liabilities grew to more than $32 billion.
The Denver Post reports Saturday that those obligations are up 20 percent after PERA lowered investment return expectations in November.
Lawmakers are expected to examine the fund’s growing liab