District Court Upholds Use of Segal Blend to Calculate Multiemployer Pension Liability
Commenting on the decision, Segal Consulting says it is “consistent with every other decision handed down in similar cases except...
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Administration Basics: What Is a Strategic DB Plan Termination?
Experts with cash balance plan design and administration provider Kravitz define the concept of strategic plan termination—what the pros and...
NTAM Factor Research Leader: Get Paid for the Risk You Take
Many institutions have found real success with factor investing and smart-beta, but there are some emerging challenges that investors should...
Post-Crisis Pension Portfolios Include More Fixed Income, LDI Strategies
Equity prices have strongly recovered since the Great Recession, bringing some benefit to corporate pension funded status, but pension plan...
‘Peeps’ Candy Company Loses Appeal in Multiemployer Pension Funding Case
The employer sought to carve out new hires from a critical-status multiemployer pension fund and instead direct their contributions into...
Cerulli Report Maps LDI and OCIO Opportunities
Alexi Maravel, director of Cerulli’s institutional practice, observes that the LDI topic is “probably the most competitive pricing environment among...
Public-Sector Pension Changes Create Residual Effects
Evidence mounts to show how cuts to public-employee pension benefits have reduced the ability of public-sector employers to compete with...
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Bond Manager Recounts Rise of LDI Solutions Post-PPA
Ryan Labs president Richard Familetti reflects on the increasingly prominent role of investment consultants in helping to shape LDI strategies...
Court Rules Method for Calculating Multiemployer Plan Withdrawal Liability Was Improper
A federal district court has ruled a multiemployer pension fund's use of the "Segal Blend" rate when assessing a member's...
DB Plan Sponsors Appear Better Positioned for LDI
Strong asset returns and an increase in voluntary contribution activity drove DB plan funded levels significantly higher over the last...
Pension Funds See Fees Creep Up as DC Plans Cut Costs
Since the last study of this kind by CEM Benchmarking, average DB fund costs have increased from 0.40% to 0.60%,...
DB Plans a Thing of the Past for Most Fortune 500 Companies
A mere 16% currently offer a pension plan to new hires.
California Proposal Seeks Shift from Public DB to DC
Under a new bill in the California legislature, the state’s Human Resources Department would administer and oversee a defined contribution-type...
Market Volatility a Good Time to Remind Participants About the Fundamentals
Data from the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index already shows retirement plan participants are reacting poorly to this latest round of...
NYC Pension Fossil Fuel Divestment Sparks ‘Modern ESG’ Investing Debate
ACCF agrees theoretically with the possibility that environmental and social factors are materially important to institutional investments, instead accusing New...
Verizon Pensioners Still Want to Recoup ERISA Protections
In a followup interview with Jack Cohen, Association of BellTel Retirees chairman, he says his association and others warned the...
SOA Measures Mortality ‘Anomaly’ in 2016
The slight decrease in overall mortality during 2016 measured by the Society of Actuaries may seem to run counter to...
House Bill Seeks Retirement Plan ‘Simplification and Enhancement’
Alongside numerous changes, the bill seeks to eliminate the current 10% cap on automatically-increased deferral rates of employees who are...
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ICMA-RC Enhances Participant and Plan Administrative Portals
A new public website has simpler navigation features, straightforward design, targeted messaging and an increased focus on educational tools.
Retirement Industry People Moves
Mercer Reveals Leadership Changes in Its Wealth and Health Hemisphere; Milwaukee Institutional Announces Boston Location Led by VP; BPOC Acquires...