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Pension Hibernation Can Be a Bridge to PRT
Plan sponsors looking to enact a PRT transaction, but lacking sufficient cash, might consider “hibernating” their portfolio until a more...
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Transamerica Adopts PFaroe Risk Analytics
Retirement plan solutions provider Transamerica is integrating RiskFirst’s pension risk analytics platform.
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Legg Mason Rolls Out Credit CIF
The Hands Benefit & Trust long-duration credit collective investment fund (CIF) from Legg Mason is benchmarked to the Barclays Long...
Considering 'Plan Age' Can Build Better LDI
Plan participant age metrics can be a critical factor in setting liability-driven investing strategies, according to Nuveen Asset Management.
Sponsors Active on Pension Risk and DC Cost Cutting
An Aon Hewitt survey of pension plan sponsors finds almost two in three could take direct action to curb risks...
Nuveen Adds Pension Investment Strategist
R. Evan Inglis has joined Nuveen Asset Management as senior actuary in institutional solutions.
Corporate Pension Funding Weakened in 2014
The financial health of private pension plans weakened in 2014, with funded ratios falling to levels resembling post-recession lows.
Barrow Hanley Hires LDI Specialist
Jeff Passmore has joined investment manager Barrow, Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC to focus on liability-driven investing solutions.
Lower-Rated Bonds May Improve LDI Strategy
September 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BBB-rated corporate bonds merit important consideration in the asset allocation of pension funds implementing liability-driven...
Mortality Tables Impact Depends on DB Plan Demographics
September 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s conversations with actuaries and clients indicate many defined benefit (DB) plans...
LDI May Still Leave Risk on the Table
August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Liability-driven investing (LDI) helps a defined benefit (DB) plan meets its liabilities, but liability benchmarking...
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What’s in Your DB Plan Toolbox?
August 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the first decade of the millennium, we saw market crashes that wiped billions of...
Corporate Pensions Funding Dips Further in July
August 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of U.S. corporate pension plans declined in July to 90.8%, according to...
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Nuveen Adopts RiskFirst Technology to Enhance LDI Services
July 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nuveen Asset Management will use RiskFirst’s web-based analytics platform, PFaroe, to help craft customized liability-driven...
Prudential Fixed Income Expands Emerging Markets Team
July 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential Fixed Income expanded its emerging markets team with the hiring of Matthew C. Duda.
Using Hedge Funds to Improve LDI Strategy
June 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors should reconsider how to think about the growth portfolio in a liability-driven investing...
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Sage Advisory Services Launches Custom LDI Solution
June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sage Advisory Services, an Austin, Texas-based asset manager, released a liability-driven investing (LDI) solution tailored...
PSNC 2014: DB Plan De-Risking
June 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The effort to de-risk defined benefit (DB) pension plans is an immensely complex task that...
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White Paper Outlines DB Risk Management Strategies
June 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A white paper on U.S. pensions covers the major themes impacting the funding of defined...