T pension fund chief steps down amid scrutiny of finances

BOSTON – Michael Mulhern, the head of the MBTA Retirement Fund, is resigning after 10 years in that post, asserting that the fund has been subjected to "ill-informed" criticism. In a letter dated Monday to James Evers, the chairman of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund board, Mulhern, a former general manager of the T, said the timing was right for him to move on. He cited a report from outside consultants confirming the accuracy of the fund's financial statements an

BOSTON – Michael Mulhern, the head of the MBTA Retirement Fund, is resigning after 10 years in that post, asserting that the fund has been subjected to "ill-informed" criticism. In a letter dated Monday to James Evers, the chairman of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund board, Mulhern, a former general manager of the T, said the timing was right for him to move on. He cited a report from outside consultants confirming the accuracy of the fund's financial statements an…