Sonoco Terminates DB Plan in Preparation for Risk Transfer
Announcements by the company provide an example of common steps and the timeline for a pension risk transfer.
Tag: PRT
Interest Rates Affect Timing for PRT Annuity Purchases
Mark Unhoch, with October Three, explains why annuity costs for pension risk transfers (PRTs) are greater when interest rates are...
Considering Balance Sheet Issues for Pension Risk Transfers
A pension risk transfer (PRT) to terminate a defined benefit (DB) plan reflects heavily on a plan sponsor’s balance sheet,...
Risk Transfer Floodgates Hold, For Now
Even with the documented acceleration of de-risking activity, Tom McCartan at PGIM Fixed Income notes that less than 1% of...
Number of Pension Buy-Out Deals Growing Each Year
“A big driver of the 2018 buy-out sales was a combination of mid- to large-PRT deals,” says Eugene Noble, research...
Goldman Sachs: Many Pensions Stand in PRT Goldilocks Zone
If interest rates continue to rise, this may have a negative impact on equity valuations; consequently, according to Goldman Sachs...
Prudential Takes on $1.6 Billion PRT from International Paper
The sizable deal comes as more large employers close to within striking distance of PRT transactions.
Managing Growing PBGC Premiums
How do plan sponsors do that, and have they already taken steps to do so?
Demand Growing for OCIO and PRT Services
Greg Calnon, with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, discusses how outsourced chief investment officer solutions are moving into the DC plan...