REPORT DIGEST

 

JUDGES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS

 

COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION

For the Year Ended:

June 30, 2007

 

Summary of Findings:

Total this year

  -Financial Audit                 1*

  -Compliance Examination  0

Total last year

  -Financial Audit                 0*

  -Compliance Examination  0

Repeated from last year

  -Financial Audit                 0*

  -Compliance Examination  0

 

* Financial audit previously released

 

Release Date:

April 30, 2008

 

 

State of Illinois

Office of the Auditor General

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND

AUDITOR GENERAL

 

 

 

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INTRODUCTION

 

      This digest covers our compliance attestation examination of the Judges’ Retirement System of Illinois (System) for the year ended June 30, 2007. A financial audit covering the year ending June 30, 2007 was previously released on March 4, 2008.  The financial audit report contained one finding relating to a significant deficiency in the design of the System’s internal control.

 

     It should be noted that, pursuant to the Illinois Pension Code, investments of the System are managed by the Illinois State Board of Investment.

 

FUNDING LEGISLATION

 

      In June 2005, Public Act 94-0004 became law.  This legislation further modified the funding plan of the System by reducing the amount of required employer (State) contributions for fiscal year 2006 and 2007 that would have otherwise been required under the previous funding legislation.  The State contributions will be higher in future years to make up for the two-year funding reduction.

 

ACCOUNTANTS’ REPORT

 

      We conducted a compliance attestation examination of the System for the year ended June 30, 2007 as required by the Illinois State Auditing Act. The accountants’ report does not contain any scope limitations, disclosures or other significant non-standard language.

 

 

 

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WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, Auditor General

 

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SPECIAL ASSISTANT AUDITORS

 

      McGladrey & Pullen LLP were our special assistant auditors for this engagement.

 

{Financial Data and Supplementary Information are summarized on the reverse page.}


 

 

JUDGES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS

COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION

YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2007

 

OPERATING STATEMENT ANALYSIS

FY 2007

FY 2006

REVENUES: Contributions – Participants.................................................

Contributions – Appropriations & other......................

Total Contributions.................................................

Net investment income......................................................

Net appreciation in fair value of investments................

                Interest earned on cash balances....................................

                                Total Revenue..........................................................

EXPENSES:  Benefits - Retirement annuities...........................................

Benefits - Survivors' annuities............................................

                                  Total Benefits...............................................................

Refunds..................................................................................

                Administration......................................................................

                Total Expenses............................................................

Revenues over expenses.....................................................

$  14,152,973 

  35,236,800  

$  49,389,773 

14,742,583

82,846,751

       568,347 

$147,547,454

$  60,911,363 

  14,704,503 

$  75,615,866

620,577

       454,210 

$  76,690,653 

$  70,856,801 

$  13,833,096

  29,337,911

$  43,171,007

14,434,078

46,320,241

       575,354  $104,500,680

$  54,553,869 14,443,234

$  68,997,103

821,637

       447,238

$  70,265,978

$  34,234,702

ANALYSIS OF PLAN INVESTMENTS

FY 2007

FY 2006

Balance at beginning of year, at fair value................................................

Net cash transferred to (from) investments...............................................

Net investments (1)..............................................................................

Investment income – interest, dividends and other.................................

Investment expenses.....................................................................................

Net Investment income (2)..................................................................

Net realized gain on sale of investments....................................................

Net unrealized gain on investments............................................................

Net appreciation in fair value of investments (3).............................

Total net investment income (4), (2) + (3).........................................

Balance at end of year, at fair value (1) + (4)....................................

$ 582,604,390 

 (22,000,000)

$ 560,604,390 

16,856,427

  (2,113,844)

$  14,742,583 

44,102,554

  38,744,197

$  82,846,751 

$  97,589,334 

$658,193,724

$550,350,071 

(28,500,000)

$521,850,071 

15,985,693

  (1,551,615)

$  14,434,078

39,890,971

    6,429,270

$  46,320,241

$  60,754,319

$582,604,390

iNVESTMENTS USED FOR Benefits and Expenses

FY 2007

FY 2006

CONTRIBUTIONS:   Participants...............................................................

            Appropriations & other ....................................  

           Total Contributions (5).................................

DEDUCTIONS:         Benefits.......................................................................

Refunds....................................................................

                            Administration........................................................

Total Deductions (6)......................................

Investments used to Pay Benefits and Expenses (5)-(6) ........................

$  14,152,973   

  35,236,800   

$  49,389,773   

$  75,615,866  

620,577  

       454,210  

$  76,690,653   

$(27,300,880)

$  13,833,096

  29,337,911 

$  43,171,007 

$  68,997,103

821,637

      447,238

$  70,265,978 

$(27,094,971)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

FY 2007

FY 2006

Number of System employees......................................................................

Retirees and beneficiaries receiving benefits (unaudited).......................

Total members (unaudited)............................................................................

Total active members (unaudited)...............................................................

Total return on investments (unaudited)...................................................

6

946

990

957

17.1%

6

912

947

917

11.0%

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

During Audit Period: Timothy B. Blair, Acting

Currently: Timothy B. Blair, Acting