PERAC Memo #8 - 2014: 2014 Interest Rate set at 0.1%
2014 Interest Rate set at 0.1%
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PERAC Memorandum #08, 2014 sets the "regular interest" rate under G.L. c. 32, §22(6)(b) at 0.1% for calendar year 2014, based on average savings account rates from a sample of financial institutions. Boards must apply this 0.1% rate to accumulated total deductions and accrued interest when crediting interest for refunds and retirements processed during 2014, and also apply it on December 31, 2014 to outstanding balances as of December 31, 2013.
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MEMORANDUM #08, 2014 Robert B. McCarthy M E M O R A N D U M TO: All Retirement Boards FROM: Joseph E. Connarton, Executive Director RE: 2014 Interest Rate set at 0.1% DATE: January 21, 2014 In accordance with the provisions of G.L. c. 32, § 22(6)(b) “regular interest” for regular and additional deductions made after January 1, 1984, shall be a rate established by the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission in consultation with the Commissioner of Banks, and shall be obtained from the average rates paid on individual savings accounts by a representative sample of no less than 10 financial institutions. The average rate paid has been determined to be 0.1% for the calendar year 2014. The average rate of 0.1% is to be applied on the accumulated total deductions and accrued interest. Such interest shall be credited during the calendar year 2014 for refunds and retirements. Such interest shall also be credited on December 31, 2014 for outstanding balances as of December 31, 2013.