Tag: risk management

September 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A white paper from Russell Investments describes pension risk transfer options and considerations for plan...

September 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The majority of investors view tail-risk management as an important part of their investment plans,...

September 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In July, Congress enacted the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21)...

September 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Three in four U.S. institutional investors (74%) have changed their approach to risk management...

September 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Inflation has remained steady in the U.S. and most...

August 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement Benefit Solutions LLC offers a defined benefit (DB) pension funding methodology to assist pensions...

August 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Now seems like a popular time to offer lump sums, but according to a white...

August 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities,...

August 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A true understanding of longevity risk is the needed catalyst for U.S. corporate pension plans...

August 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Russell Investments unveiled a series of six target-duration liability-driven investing (LDI) commingled trust funds.

July 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Risk parity is increasingly being used by defined benefit plans to protect against downside risk,...

July 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Commonfund has hired Irakli Odisharia as director in its Risk Management Team.

July 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer launched a website featuring resources about pension risk, benefit choices and talent management.

June 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer Investments has appointed Bernie Hughes to the position of senior consultant in its Annuity...

June 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index rose more than two points from its prior month’s level of...

June 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As more employers look to reduce risk from their defined benefit (DB) plans, there are...

June 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors Co. will offer lump-sum payments to select U.S. salaried retirees.

May 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities,...

April 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index rose significantly from its prior month’s level of 85.31,...

April 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - North America’s first pension buy-in deal in May 2011 led many to predict a boom...