Canadian Pensions Offer Lessons for U.S. Plan Sponsors
Many Canadian funds manage assets in-house, redeploy resources to investment teams and focus on liability hedging.
Tag: DB plan investing
Insurers Report Negligible Long-Term Changes to Investment Strategies
The firms—which have similar investing goals to DB plans and back investments included in some DC plans—are continuing a move...
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DB Plan Sponsors Should Be Conscious of Liquidity
Tom Cassara and Michael Clark, with River and Mercantile, discuss why pension plan sponsors should pay attention to liquidity and...
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State and Local Governments Eye ESG Investing Strategies for Returns and Impact
US SIF’s Lisa Woll provides examples of strategies public pension funds are using to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG)...
Fourth Quarter Volatility Wipes Out DB Plans’ Funding Status Gains
Pension plans’ funding rose a mere 70 basis points last year, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Pension Risk Transfers Help Largest DB Plans Reduce PBGC Premiums
J.P. Morgan’s “Corporate Pension Peer Analysis 2018,” says 2018 was the largest asset allocation de-risking year for defined benefit (DB)...
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Expanding the Credit Universe: Managing Credit Migration Risk for DB Plans
Pierre Couture and Brett Cornwell, with Voya Investment Management, discuss the increase in BBB bond issuance and how this affects...
PBGC Seeks Recovery of Investment Losses for Terminated Retirement Plan
The lawsuit claims owners of Freedom Communications made ill-advised, highly speculative investments which caused the pension plan to lose tens...
Mercer Encourages DB Sponsors to Act on Funded Status Improvements
Mercer recommends 10 areas of focus for defined benefit plans in 2019.
2019 Planning for DB Plan Sponsors
Willis Towers Watson offers 10 investment actions for DB plans in 2019.
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Pension Investment De-Risking Primer
Sterling Price, managing consultant at Findley, discusses how LDI and a dynamic investment policy help to de-risk pension plan assets.
Is the Risk-Matching Precision of SMAs Worth the Cost and Complexity?
Vanguard research explains how CITs and mutual funds are just as beneficial.
PanAgora Suggests New Investing Strategy for Public DB Plans
“A cap-weighted strategy skews its way toward the largest stocks, but if plan sponsors own equities in a much more...
Your DB Funded Status Has Improved? Now What?
Corporate DB plans have experience funded status improvement, and LDI strategies help plan sponsors preserve this; however, investment committees are...
‘Hibernation’ the Next Step for DB Plan Investing
As more marketable obligations—such as those for in-pay retirees—are transferred to insurers, residual DB plans will have unusual and idiosyncratic...
Cerulli Report Maps LDI and OCIO Opportunities
Alexi Maravel, director of Cerulli’s institutional practice, observes that the LDI topic is “probably the most competitive pricing environment among...
LPL Financial Researchers Weigh In on Managing Interest Rate Risk
“The takeaway is critical: it pays to remain patient,” the researchers wrote.
Long or Short: DB Plans Grapple With Bond Questions
With interest rate uncertainty, when should defined benefit plan sponsors move to long-duration bonds, and can short-duration bonds be the...
Tax Reform Makes Pension Pre-Funding More Compelling
Mercer offers its list of key priorities for defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors for 2018.