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Report: Moline Police Pension Fund gained $2,144,131 in investment income in 2016

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After projecting its investments would grow by 6.75 percent, the Moline Police Pension Fund netted 5.62 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 Moline Police Pension Fund's had $36,677,666 in investment assets last year. It paid $83,272 in investment expenses and gained $2,144,131 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.

Moline Police Pension Fund investment performance
20122013201420152016
Investment assets$29,289,130$32,601,942$34,156,882$34,325,384$36,677,666
Investment expenses$93,676$109,833$124,186$92,614$83,272
Investment income$2,797,056$3,127,666$2,201,728$126,426$2,144,131
Net investment income to assets9.23%9.26%6.08%0.10%5.62%
Actuarial assumption6.75%6.75%6.75%6.75%6.75%

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