REPORT DIGEST

 

STATE UNIVERSITIES RETIREMENT SYSTEM

 

 

FINANCIAL AUDIT

For the Year Ended:

June 30, 2003

 

Release Date:

February 10, 2004

 

 

 

 

State of Illinois

Office of the Auditor General

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND

AUDITOR GENERAL

 

 

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SYNOPSIS

 

  • The unfunded liability of the System was $8,310 million at June 30, 2003. The System’s funded ratio at that date was 53.9%.
  • $1.4 billion of bond proceeds were deposited in the System's investment account on July 2, 2003 as a result of P.A. 93-0002. This new law authorized the State of Illinois to issue $10 billion of General Obligation bonds for the purpose of making contributions to designated retirement systems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfunded Liability at June 30, 2003, totals $8,310 million

 

 

 

 

$1.4 billion of bond proceeds deposited in System's investment account on July 2, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION

This digest covers our financial audit of the System for the year ended June 30, 2003. A compliance audit covering the year ending June 30, 2003 will be issued separately.

UNDERFUNDING OF THE SYSTEM

The actuarial accrued liability was valued at $18,025 million at June 30, 2003. The actuarial value of assets (at market) totaled approximately $9,715 million at June 30, 2003. The difference between the liability and the assets of $8,310 million reflects the unfunded liability of the System at June 30, 2003. The State Universities Retirement System had a funded ratio of 53.9% at June 30, 2003.

SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On April 7, 2003, Governor Rod Blagojevich signed House Bill 2660 into law as Public Act 93-0002. This new law authorized the State of Illinois to issue $10 billion of General Obligation Bonds for the purpose of making contributions to designated retirement systems. The State Universities Retirement System is one of the designated retirement systems.

The State Universities Retirement System received an allocation of bond proceeds equal to $1,431,994,224 on July 1, 2003. The monies were deposited into its Master Trust account with The Northern Trust on July 2, 2003.

AUDITORS' OPINION

Our auditors state the June 30, 2003 financial statements of the System are fairly presented in all material respects.

 

 

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WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, Auditor General

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SPECIAL ASSISTANT AUDITORS

BKD, LLP were our special assistant auditors for this audit.