Variable Benefit Plans a Solution for All Types of Plan Sponsors
Corporate, multiemployer and public plan sponsors have been drawn to variable benefit plans for their ability to minimize costs while...
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How to Tell If You’re Paying Reasonable Fees for Actuarial Services
Leslie Olds, with Strategic Benefits Advisors, discusses how DB plan sponsors can determine whether actuarial fees are in line with...
What DB Plans Can Learn From Endowment Investing
Alternative investments and private assets might help defined benefit plans diversify and generate more returns.
Q1 2021 Has DB Plan Sponsors Saying ‘What? Me? Worried?’
A boost in funded status and funding relief included in the American Rescue Plan Act have sponsors breathing a sigh...
Rebalancing Can Be an Important Tool for DB Plans During Volatile Market
J.P. Morgan’s proprietary analysis of the 100 largest corporate pensions reveals several lessons defined benefit plan sponsors can learn from...
Retirement Accounts Post Record During a Pandemic and Recession
Employer-sponsored retirement plans and individual accounts hold some $35 trillion in total assets at a time when the broader economy—and...
DB Plans Get Help in New Stimulus Package
More guidance will be needed for single-employer and multiemployer defined benefit plans to use funding help provided in the $1.9...
Corporate DB Plan Funded Status Improves to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Equity allocations gave some plans a boost, and experts anticipate new legislation will offer relief from expected higher contributions.
OCIOs Can Improve Pension Plan Funding
Plan sponsors that are considering hiring an outsourced chief investment officer should examine its track record and operational qualifications.
Could There Be a Renewed Interest in DB Plans?
There are plan designs that decrease the risk and volatility for plan sponsors, and defined benefit plans offer the guaranteed...
Portfolio Investment Mix Made a Difference in January DB Plan Funded Status
Companies that measure defined benefit plan funded status also point out that legislation has been introduced that would provide more...
Rep. Neal Introduces DB Plan Relief Bill
The bill contains provisions designed to improve the financial situation of multiemployer plans, as well as provisions for funding relief...
Creating an Effective LDI Strategy for 2021
Defined benefit plan sponsors need to look at different tools for making their liability-driven investing strategies more efficient, and they...
Strong End to 2020 Puts DB Plan Funded Status Back to Where It Started the Year
Defined benefit plans that use an LDI strategy faced less volatility over the year, and funded status improvements were helped...
Data Provides Reasons for Encouraging the Offering of DB Plans
In addition to providing a secure source of retirement income for employees, a report shows benefit payments support the economy...
Is Bitcoin Right for Your Pension Plan?
Interest in Bitcoin is growing, and firms are working to make it more accessible, as studies show small allocations into...
COVID-19 Having Major Impact on Pensions
Many terminated or furloughed employees have taken early retirement, curtailing contributions and raising payout obligations.
DB Funded Status Nearly Back to Level From Beginning of Year
A strong equity market rally in November gave defined benefit plan funded status a boost, but long-duration fixed income also...
DB Plan Sponsors Looking to New Vehicles for LDI Strategies
Diversification is a focus for fixed income investments, and experts shared thoughts about strategies during a roundtable event.
Several Forces Will Drive Portfolio Positions for Institutional Investors
The pandemic, monetary policy and politics converge to drive changes to equity and fixed income allocations.