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Report: Lynwood Police Pension Fund gained $25,865 in investment income in 2016

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After projecting its investments would grow by 6.00 percent, the Lynwood Police Pension Fund netted 0.93 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 Lynwood Police Pension Fund's had $2,582,623 in investment assets last year. It paid $1,958 in investment expenses and gained $25,865 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.

Lynwood Police Pension Fund investment performance
20122013201420152016
Investment assets$2,715,773$2,650,773$2,625,651$2,680,684$2,582,623
Investment expenses$11,761$8,611$18,540$3,222$1,958
Investment income$29,357$24,868$45,643$32,669$25,865
Net investment income to assets0.65%0.61%1.03%1.10%0.93%
Actuarial assumption6.00%6.00%6.00%6.00%6.00%

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