The Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System (LAGERS), the pension fund that covers over 60,000 Missouri local government employees and retirees, had a 7.1% total return (net of fees) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019....

A new report released by the Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System (LAGERS) shows the $8.1 billion pension fund paid over $333 million in benefits last year, with $309 million paid to recipients living in Missouri....

This legislation enables LAGERS-participating employers in third-class counties and Cape Girardeau county to choose to designate their jailors, EMS personnel, and emergency telecommunicators as public safety personnel with an age 55 normal retirement age....

LAGERS participates in an annual security assessment of its core systems in an effort to keep members' and employers' information safe. For the fifth year in a row, LAGERS scored a 4 out of 4 rating, meeting and exceeding industry best practices for information security during its annual information security…...

A new report released by the Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System (LAGERS) shows that the pension plan is a small portion of local government budgets and is a good investment for employers....