Dated developments in the records and the campaign for a public pension investment record.
September 16, 2026: how the proposed Act would work
The campaign proposal now explains outside-manager purchases, shared pension pools and external funds. Trustees would set the rules; managers would document covered purchases; the pension system would publish the record. See how it would work.
September 15, 2026: the new records
APERS reported $25 million in September custody positions. ATRS records now document completed January funding, the February replacement purchase and July holdings. Read the September update.
June 27, 2026: pension integrity joins the coalition platform
Arkansans for Pension Integrity’s June 27 convention record reports that Citizens First Congress delegates selected pension investment integrity for its short-term 2027 priority platform. Read the proposal we are advancing.
February 17, 2026: ATRS completes a $9.9 million bond purchase
ATRS’s manager completed a $9.9 million Israel Bond purchase using part of the $50 million transferred to Reams on January 2, 2026. The purchase and account funding describe two stages of the same investment process. Completed trade, row 2 · Account funding, p. 3.
January 2, 2026: manager funding completed
The later bank record establishes completion of ATRS’s $50 million transfer to Reams. The December 29, 2025 notice remains a historical communication, not the completion record. Completed funding, p. 3.
2025: authorizations and the first APERS purchase
APERS’s May 15 subcommittee motion named a $25 million to $50 million range; ATRS’s June 2 resolution authorized up to $50 million. APERS’s first documented purchase was $15 million on October 15. APERS authorization · ATRS resolution · APERS purchase.
Background reference
Treasury records are available as a separate governance comparison, where financial advice and later purchases help illustrate the need for a public decision record. Treasury is outside the pension proposal’s coverage.