Investing | June 18th, 2021 DB Plan Sponsors Don’t Have to Fear Investing in Real Assets They can reduce volatility and provide higher returns than other assets, and cash flow needs can be still be managed...
Data and Research | June 10th, 2021 DB Plan Funded Status Remains Stable in May Consultants say now is the time to evaluate interest rate and equity market risk strategies, as well as whether and...
Investing | June 1st, 2021 Worrying About Inflation’s Effect on Your Pension Finances? Don’t. Experts says they don’t expect a long run of inflation, and it might be making your plan less expensive.
Reader Responses | May 17th, 2021 SURVEY SAYS: Do You Have a Pension Plan? PLANSPONSOR NewsDash readers report whether they participate in a defined benefit (DB) pension plan and whether they believe all employees...
Data and Research | May 10th, 2021 Corporate Pension Funded Status Sees Slight Uptick in April Pension plans still felt the effect of lower rates on liabilities, but strong equity markets helped the gain in assets...
Administration | May 4th, 2021 Variable Benefit Plans a Solution for All Types of Plan Sponsors Corporate, multiemployer and public plan sponsors have been drawn to variable benefit plans for their ability to minimize costs while...
Opinions | April 29th, 2021 How to Tell If You’re Paying Reasonable Fees for Actuarial Services Leslie Olds, with Strategic Benefits Advisors, discusses how DB plan sponsors can determine whether actuarial fees are in line with...
Investing | April 13th, 2021 What DB Plans Can Learn From Endowment Investing Alternative investments and private assets might help defined benefit plans diversify and generate more returns.
Data and Research | April 9th, 2021 Q1 2021 Has DB Plan Sponsors Saying ‘What? Me? Worried?’ A boost in funded status and funding relief included in the American Rescue Plan Act have sponsors breathing a sigh...
Investing | March 22nd, 2021 Rebalancing Can Be an Important Tool for DB Plans During Volatile Market J.P. Morgan’s proprietary analysis of the 100 largest corporate pensions reveals several lessons defined benefit plan sponsors can learn from...
Data and Research | March 18th, 2021 Retirement Accounts Post Record During a Pandemic and Recession Employer-sponsored retirement plans and individual accounts hold some $35 trillion in total assets at a time when the broader economy—and...
Compliance | March 11th, 2021 DB Plans Get Help in New Stimulus Package More guidance will be needed for single-employer and multiemployer defined benefit plans to use funding help provided in the $1.9...
Data and Research | March 10th, 2021 Corporate DB Plan Funded Status Improves to Pre-Pandemic Levels Equity allocations gave some plans a boost, and experts anticipate new legislation will offer relief from expected higher contributions.
Investing | March 9th, 2021 OCIOs Can Improve Pension Plan Funding Plan sponsors that are considering hiring an outsourced chief investment officer should examine its track record and operational qualifications.
Administration | February 18th, 2021 Could There Be a Renewed Interest in DB Plans? There are plan designs that decrease the risk and volatility for plan sponsors, and defined benefit plans offer the guaranteed...
Administration | February 10th, 2021 Portfolio Investment Mix Made a Difference in January DB Plan Funded Status Companies that measure defined benefit plan funded status also point out that legislation has been introduced that would provide more...
Compliance | January 26th, 2021 Rep. Neal Introduces DB Plan Relief Bill The bill contains provisions designed to improve the financial situation of multiemployer plans, as well as provisions for funding relief...
Investing | January 26th, 2021 Creating an Effective LDI Strategy for 2021 Defined benefit plan sponsors need to look at different tools for making their liability-driven investing strategies more efficient, and they...
Administration | January 11th, 2021 Strong End to 2020 Puts DB Plan Funded Status Back to Where It Started the Year Defined benefit plans that use an LDI strategy faced less volatility over the year, and funded status improvements were helped...
Data and Research | January 7th, 2021 Data Provides Reasons for Encouraging the Offering of DB Plans In addition to providing a secure source of retirement income for employees, a report shows benefit payments support the economy...