Deals and People | July 16th, 2012 Commonfund Names Director of Market Risk July 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Commonfund has hired Irakli Odisharia as director in its Risk Management Team.
Products | July 2nd, 2012 Mercer Website Addresses Employer Concerns July 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer launched a website featuring resources about pension risk, benefit choices and talent management.
Deals and People | June 19th, 2012 Mercer Expands Capacity to Support Pension Risk Transfer June 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer Investments has appointed Bernie Hughes to the position of senior consultant in its Annuity...
Administration | June 12th, 2012 Pension Risk Transfer More Attractive with Increased Annuity Value June 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index rose more than two points from its prior month’s level of...
Administration | June 8th, 2012 PSNC 2012: Five Things to Know About Pension Risk Transfer June 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As more employers look to reduce risk from their defined benefit (DB) plans, there are...
Administration | June 1st, 2012 GM Transfers Some Pension Risk June 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors Co. will offer lump-sum payments to select U.S. salaried retirees.
Administration | May 18th, 2012 Pension Risk Transfer Affordability Unchanged May 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities,...
Administration | April 12th, 2012 Pension Risk Transfer Attractiveness Rebounds April 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index rose significantly from its prior month’s level of 85.31,...
Administration | April 3rd, 2012 DB Sponsors Can Learn About De-Risking from Others April 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - North America’s first pension buy-in deal in May 2011 led many to predict a boom...
Administration | March 27th, 2012 Inflation Risk Is Different for DB and DC Plans March 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Inflation affects different types of investors in different ways.
Administration | March 26th, 2012 Plan Sponsors Focus on More than Performance with Alternatives March 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement plan sponsors are continuing to give investment allocations to hedge funds, private equity funds...
Products | March 15th, 2012 CAMRADATA Releases Paper about Pension Risk Transfer March 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CAMRADATA Analytical Services released a white paper: "The Case for Pension Risk Transfer."
Administration | March 13th, 2012 Pension Risk Transfer Index Lowest Since December 2010 March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index dropped one point from the prior month’s level of...
Administration | March 9th, 2012 Ford to Offer Salaried Employees Pension Payouts March 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In order to contain the long-term risk of future pension obligations, Ford plans on paying...
Benefits | March 8th, 2012 Participants Look to Plan Sponsors For Inflation Guidance March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Inflation is a major concern for plan sponsors and their participants when planning retirement investment...
Products | March 6th, 2012 Mercer Outlines Strategy for Managing Pension Risk March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Whether their defined benefit plans are open or closed, many organizations are focused on de-risking...
Products | March 5th, 2012 J.P. Morgan Proposes Strategy for Managing DB Sponsor Risk March 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funding position of a defined benefit pension plan is often linked quite closely to...
Administration | February 29th, 2012 DB Risk Management Increasingly Focused on Liabilities February 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors of the largest U.S. defined benefit (DB) pension plans are deepening their risk...
Administration | February 22nd, 2012 Ford Announces Strategy to Reduce DB Plan Risk February 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ford Motor Co. announced a long-term strategy to reduce the risk of its funded defined...
Products | February 21st, 2012 State Street Offers Guidance on Managing Pension Plan Risk February 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) says managing for a total outcome rather than focusing on...