Tag: risk management

Pension buyout price transparency and readiness to transact are of critical importance, Mercer says.

In finance as in physics, investment market forces produce both upside and downside.

Plan sponsors looking to enact a PRT transaction, but lacking sufficient cash, might consider “hibernating” their portfolio until a more...

More than half are looking to LDI strategies to de-risk their plans.

The Defined Contribution Real Estate Council says commercial real estate can help DC plan participants fight inflation and earn steadier...

A new tool from Penbridge seeks to enhance plan sponsor understanding of pension annuity buyout pricing.

Investment advisory predicts key foundational issues could slow indexing trend among institutional investors and retirement plans.

New Morningstar research shows what you expect is not always what you get with target-date funds.

A survey of Vanguard retirement plan clients operating in three or more countries shows, like in the U.S., the DC...

Mercer attributes the rise in pension risk transfer activity to PBGC premium increases.

One long-time portfolio designer says addressing risk in TDFs is a bit like playing a game of whack-a-mole: Focusing too...

Scott Kaplan is replacing Dylan Tyson, who is taking on a new role at Prudential of Korea.

2014 pension buyout sales reached $8.5 billion.

It’s a common research finding that men, on average, have more saved for retirement than women have, but new BlackRock...

Plan participant age metrics can be a critical factor in setting liability-driven investing strategies, according to Nuveen Asset Management.

The market is poised for accelerated defined benefit pension plan risk transfer activity, according to speakers featured in a Mercer...

An independent fiduciary decided a transaction split between Prudential and MassMutual was the safest available annuity structure to provide retiree...

A case heard in federal appeals court this week asks whether increasingly common pension risk transfer moves by large corporate...

The Mercer U.S. Pension Buyout Index shows the average pension buyout cost decreased significantly during December.

The Timken Company has agreed to purchase a group annuity from Prudential to pay certain retirees’ future pension benefits.