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Report: Genoa Police Pension Fund gained $24,864 in investment income in 2016

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After projecting its investments would grow by 5.00 percent, the Genoa Police Pension Fund netted 1.64 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 Genoa Police Pension Fund's had $1,519,603 in investment assets last year. It paid $0 in investment expenses and gained $24,864 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.

Genoa Police Pension Fund investment performance
20122013201420152016
Investment assets$790,300$955,738$1,107,490$1,308,516$1,519,603
Investment expenses$45$0$51$0$0
Investment income$8,038$10,089$14,629$36,955$24,864
Net investment income to assets1.01%1.06%1.32%2.82%1.64%
Actuarial assumption5.00%5.00%5.00%5.00%5.00%

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