Tag: risk management

The plan did not get a good reaction from the governor.

Trends show more small and medium-sized companies are seeking pension buy-outs, LIMRA says.

PLANSPONSOR reached out to Marcia Wagner, principle with Wagner Law Group in Boston, for comments about the case.

“Understanding how risk factors into your plan can help build financial confidence,” says Marcy Keckler, with Ameriprise Financial.

The top catalyst for a pension risk transfer to an insurance company is PBGC premium increases.

Investment managers surveyed by Northern Trust have changed their views since the second quarter.

The features of cash balance plans that make them easier to understand and make costs more predictable also create challenges...

NEPC improves glide path customization abilities, and MassMutual teams with Envestnet on managed accounts.

The service now enables clients to better identify the sources of risk and returns in their portfolios.

Companies sponsoring defined benefit plans can work with Buck Consultants to map pension risks and strategies in real time.

Manulife says the adoption of PFaroe risk analytics will complement its global liability-driven investing offering.

“Even without jumbo deals, there are just more plan sponsors looking to convert their pensions to group annuities,” says Michael...

An appellate court ruled that the decisions to amend the plan and transfer certain assets to an annuity contract were...

The Principal will assume obligation for pension benefits of certain retirees of the Lincoln Electric Company.

Seventy percent of DB plan sponsors are contributing more to their plans than the minimum required amount.

The funds need broader asset allocation and open architecture, according to the investment firm.

Some investors believe equity markets are dangerously inflated. Others see strong fundamentals and room for optimism. Who’s right?

Institutional investors are expecting a tail risk event, but are unprepared and lack the risk management strategies to prepare.

A rigorous new study out of George Mason University takes a strong positive stance on using lifetime annuities over structured...

PLANSPONSOR talks with U.C. Berkeley's economics department chair about the role of “decision science” in improving participant decisionmaking and closing the retirement...