Preparing for a Pension Risk Transfer
December 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The preparation for a pension risk transfer includes many steps.
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Verizon, Prudential Complete Partial Pension Buyout
December 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Verizon and The Prudential Insurance Company of America have completed a challenged pension risk transfer...
Court Approves Verizon Pension Buyout
December 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court has rejected the attempt by Verizon retirees to stop the transfer of...
Mercer Gives Pension Risk Management Tips
December 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer identified five top pension risk management priorities for 2013.
Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Verizon Pension Buyout
November 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group of pensioners is seeking an injunction to halt the proposed transfer of $7.5...
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Firm Launches Pension Risk Assessment Tool
November 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Rocaton Investment Advisors LLC rolled out PlanRisk, an online pension risk assessment tool for corporate...
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Hedging Interest Rate Risk Essential for DBs
November 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A report underscores the necessity and analyzes the techniques available for defined benefit plans to...
Pension Settlement Appeal Decreased in October
November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index decreased from its prior...
Mercer Hires De-risking Consultant
November 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Milla Krasnopolsky has joined Mercer’s Financial Strategy Group as...
Plan Sponsors Must Prioritize Market Risks
November 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Reinvestment rate risk is one of the greatest risks...
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Paper Addresses LDI Misconceptions
November 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Misconceptions about liability-driven investing (LDI) prevent many investors from implementing this strategy.
Considerations for Settling Pension Obligations
October 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For today’s frozen defined benefit (DB) plans, the question is not if they will settle—it’s...
Verizon Pension Buyout Benefits Business, Retirees
October 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The low interest rate environment made it the right time for Verizon to transfer some...
Pension Rights Center Wants Halt on De-Risking
October 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In the wake of moves by several large companies to de-risk their defined benefit...
Verizon Signs Partial Pension Buyout Deal
October 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Prudential Insurance Company of America has signed an agreement with Verizon Communications Inc....
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J.P. Morgan Recommends Factor Risk Parity
October 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Risk parity is an alternative form of portfolio management that allocates capital based on the...
DB Sponsors Should Review LDI Strategies
October 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A white paper from Rocaton Investment Advisors suggests market conditions combined with recently passed pension...
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The Principal Offers LDI Separate Accounts
October 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Principal Financial Group is offering a suite of separate...
Pension Settlement Costs Lower for Second Month
October 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension...
Institutional Investors Considering New Allocations
October 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than half (52%) of institutional investors, globally, are rethinking traditional approaches to asset allocation...