Tag: Alternative Investments
Study Informs DC Plan Fiduciaries of Trends, Outcomes of Private Real Estate Allocation
A Defined Contribution Alternatives Association research paper examined the case for plan sponsors to consider private real estate in retirement...
Incorporating Alternatives Into DC Plans Brings Challenges, Opportunities for Plan Sponsors
The U.S. is falling behind other countries in offering alternative investments in defined contribution plans, according to speakers at the...
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Investment Product & Service Launches
Centro API integration; MassMutual announces new fixed deferred annuity; American Trust Wealth launches mobile app, client portal; and more.
Retirement Industry People Moves
Toland leaves TIAA to start annuity consultancy; Bryn Mawr Trust selects director of private wealth management; and First Eagle Investments...
Retirement Industry People Moves
Newfront hires Lumban as retirement plan consultant; Vestwell selects new VP; PGIM hires Adler as private alternatives CEO and president;...
DB Plans Report High Returns in Q1 2023
After a poor performance in 2022, defined benefit plans are reporting positive returns so far this year as bond markets...
Retirement Industry People Moves
Institutional Retirement Income Council names new board members; ERISA experts Treichel, Cooper, start Endeavor Law; The Standard selects divisional vice...
Retirement Industry People Moves
Millennium Trust announces new chief financial officer; Transamerica names customer experience and marketing lead; and more.
Many Plan Sponsors Hesitant to Offer Retirement Income, Study Shows
Many plan sponsors have yet to consider retirement income solutions and are hesitant about offering alternative investments.
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Investment Product and Service Launches
Breckinridge launches dividend income strategies; Eastspring offers CIT with emerging markets exposure; Nomura starts fund focused on private and public...
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Investment Service and Product Launches
MSCI offers investment tools to screen companies harming biological diversity; John Hancock launches equity income portfolios; RBC launches U.S. mutual...
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Investment Service and Product Launches
Preqin brings benchmarking to “opaque” alternative assets market; Fortress start new alternative asset investment division; Pimco fund taps private and...
Retirement Industry People Moves
PGIM Hires VP of DEI Strategy; WTW appoints head of data intelligence; DWS names head of alternative investing; and more.
Benchmark Properly for Access to Alternatives
After precedent-setting decisions, plan sponsors may have a clearer road ahead for incorporating alternative investments in defined contribution plans.
Growing Inclusion of Alts in DC Plans
Defined contribution retirement plans are incorporating alternative investments in custom target-date funds, and access to alternatives has increased thanks to...
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Real Estate in DC Plans: Key Considerations
Lew Minsky, with DCIIA, reviews questions defined contribution plan sponsors should ask when considering real estate investments for their plans.
JPM: Current De-Risking Strategies Might Encourage DB Plan Terminations
J.P. Morgan says a strategy change from LDI is needed to facilitate pension stabilization.
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Investment Product and Service Launches
New Nasdaq-100 index fund institutional share class launches, while Alerian S-Network expands its environmental, social and governance offering.
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Investment Product and Service Launches
Goldman Sachs announces investment-grade debt private placements capability; FTSE Russell Equity Indices adjusts treatment of Russia; Dimensional adds three new...