Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

SFERS keeps 7.2% discount rate and adopts supplemental COLA for 2025 valuation

San Francisco Employees' Retirement System (SFERS) · November 12, 2025
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

Actuarial advisers recommended retaining price inflation at 2.5%, wage inflation at 3.25%, and the 7.2% discount rate for the 07/01/2025 valuation; the board adopted the recommendation and accepted the supplemental COLA analysis to pay eligible retirees effective 07/01/2025.

The retirement board voted unanimously to adopt staff’s recommended economic assumptions for the July 1, 2025 actuarial valuation and to accept the supplemental cost‑of‑living‑adjustment (COLA) analysis.

Actuarial advisers Bill Hallmark and Ann Harper told the board that the system’s building‑block assumptions—price inflation at 2.5% and an ultimate wage inflation of 3.25%—remain reasonable when compared with market break‑even inflation and survey medians. Consultants stressed the…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans