Tag: risk management

Retirement investors and pension funds have not had to wait very long to test their 2015 portfolio strategies against increased...

Given relatively expensive domestic equity market valuations and historically low developed market interest rates, institutional investors are increasingly looking for...

With invigorated provider interest and new guidance from key regulators, 2014 turned out to be an important year for annuities...

NCR Corporation announced an annuity purchase to secure certain pension plan participants' benefits.

 

MetLife will take over pension payments to the retirees and beneficiaries covered by the agreement.

While institutional investors are optimistic about equities in 2015, their outlook is tempered by market risks that are difficult to...

Pension funds globally say they intend to adopt a more proactive approach to managing their assets.

Callan Associates will use RiskFirst’s pensions risk analytics platform, PFaroe, to help institutional investors conduct asset allocation and asset/liability studies.

As defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors try to decrease their risks, offering a lump-sum distribution opportunity for certain participants has...

Finding yield remains a top consideration for investors choosing fixed-income investments, according to a new survey from Franklin Templeton Investments.

Jeff Passmore has joined investment manager Barrow, Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC to focus on liability-driven investing solutions.

October 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The use of sustainability ratings can improve the risk-return ratio of investments in corporate bonds,...

October 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Millennials are famous for being highly risk-averse investors, but new research from Hearts & Wallets...

October 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Company announced it will settle $1.4 billion in pension obligations through the purchase...

September 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget...

September 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Motorola Solutions, Inc. has reached an agreement with The Prudential Insurance Company of America under...

September 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The role of financial advisers in the portfolio construction and management process is a topic...

August 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement industry publications discussing pension risk transfer actions by plan sponsors often fail to mention...

August 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If defined benefit plan sponsors start a pension risk transfer process with the wrong assumptions,...

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The average target-date fund (TDF) enjoyed nearly a 4% return for the second quarter of...