The Virginia Retirement System is planning to hire new management for a voluntary retirement contribution plan for about 5,000 employees at state colleges and universities.

The Virginia Retirement System posted a 9.9% gain on market investments in the fiscal year that ended June 30, boosting the fund to pay for public employee pensions to a record $122.8 billion in value ...

The Virginia Retirement System expects to adopt comparable rates for state agencies and school divisions to pay for their employees' long-term pension benefits in the next two-year state budget, even ...

Virginia Retirement System, Richmond, disclosed a total of $325 million in commitments, according to materials for its Dec. 12 board of trustees meeting. Within real assets, the $117 billion pension ...

Virginia Retirement System, Richmond, disclosed two commitments totaling $300 million, according to materials for its Nov. 14 board of trustees meeting. Within real assets, the $116.4 billion pension ...

The Richmond-based Virginia Retirement System has chosen Boston-based Windham Capital Management as a strategic partner, managing $200 million. Windham will manage the money under its “risk regime” ...

A large public pension recently made big moves in some of its largest stock investments. The Virginia Retirement System dramatically increased its stake in the cruise operator Carnival, more than ...

Gov. Bob McDonnell has signed into law sweeping changes to Virginia’s retirement system, including reduced pension benefits for employees with less than five years of service and an entirely different ...

The Virginia Retirement System found its new leader nearby and in plain sight. A national search ended Friday, when the VRS Board of Trustees appointed Patricia “Trish” Bishop as director of the $68 ...