APERS Blog | Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System

Register for Seminars Through MSS

If you are interested in attending one of our popular retirement seminars, you can view the schedule and register online through the Member's Self-Service Portal (MSS). If you haven't activated your account yet, we can help you do that.

Understanding the Benefit Formula

The central question most folks have about their retirement system is – “how much will I get when I retire?” The answers vary widely between members, but one thing is the same for all: the unreduced benefits for a qualified APERS member are calculated using the following formula.

A Review of the 2019 Retirement Town Halls

Throughout the autumn of 2019, the Arkansas State Legislature's Joint Committee on Public Retirement and Social Security Programs held public meetings across the state with presentations provided by the various public retirement systems of Arkansas.

Protecting Your MSS Portal Password

If you’re among the thousands of APERS members enjoying the power and convenience of “taking care of business” in the Members Self-Service (MSS) portal on our website, you probably agree that preventing unauthorized access to your account is very important. Your privacy is worth protecting, by you and by us.

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Arkansas public employees retirement system

Here you will find information based on your role in our system, whether you are an active member, near retirement, a retired member or an APERS particpating employer.