Pension plans gauge risk amid quest for gains
September 18, 2019 10:42:11 AMConnecticut is joining a growing number of major public pension plans that have hired chief risk officers since the 2008 financial crisis.
Teradyne moves $151 million in pension liabilities to insurer
August 10, 2018 01:00:00 AMTeradyne purchased a group annuity contract from an insurance company to transfer about $151 million in pension plan liabilities.
U.K. bulk annuity market set for record year
August 06, 2018 01:00:00 AMThe U.K.'s bulk annuity market could hit a record £30 billion ($39 billion) this year, says consultant Aon.
Buyouts continue roaring along, but sponsors change up tactics
August 06, 2018 01:00:00 AMThe pension buyout trend shows no signs of slowing down, although how many more jumbo deals are in the offing is unclear.
Asset owners, fearful of volatility, flock to risk mitigation strategies
July 23, 2018 01:00:00 AMRising volatility is motivating asset owners to take a close look at investment strategies that mitigate risk or seek to find alpha.
IC Select adds director, launches disclosure standard for OCIO providers
April 16, 2018 01:00:00 AMDonny Hay was named a director at IC Select, a provider of oversight and selection services that also announced a new OCIO disclosure standard.
Leader of MetLife's retirement and income solutions unit to retire
February 27, 2018 12:00:00 AMRobin Lenna, executive vice president, retirement and income solutions at MetLife, is retiring from the company effective March 1.
MetLife discloses 13,500 group annuity participants have not been paid
February 14, 2018 12:00:00 AMMetLife disclosed it has not paid about 13,500 participants in its group annuity population over the past 25 years.
Arrow Electronics discloses annuity buyout covering half of DB plan assets
February 06, 2018 12:00:00 AMArrow Electronics transferred about $42 million in U.S. pension plan liabilities to an insurance company following the purchase of a group annuity contract.
Rockwell Collins offloads $103 million in pension liabilities
December 07, 2017 12:00:00 AMRockwell Collins Inc. purchased a group annuity contract to transfer $103 million in pension plan liabilities to an insurance company.
LIMRA: Corporate pension buyouts reach highest third-quarter total since 1980s
November 16, 2017 12:00:00 AMU.S. corporate pension plan buyouts reached $6.38 billion in the quarter ended Sept. 30, up 7.4% from the same quarter in 2016.
Managing pension risk: More firms make move, but targets shifting
November 13, 2017 12:00:00 AMMore U.S. corporations than ever are offloading pension fund liabilities, and doing so more strategically.
Pensions & Investments unveils new pension risk transfer database
October 17, 2017 01:00:00 AMPensions & Investments has published a new database on pension risk transfers.
Wolseley Group pension plan enters into buy-in with PIC
October 09, 2017 01:00:00 AMWolseley Group Retirement Benefits Plan insured £600 million ($803 million) of liabilities with Pension Insurance Corp.
Corporate pension plans ramping up focus on reducing liabilities through risk transfers
September 28, 2017 01:00:00 AMMore U.S. corporations with pension plans are concentrating on managing the benefits and liabilities of their plans.
Aon bolsters risk settlement group
September 20, 2017 01:00:00 AMSteve Bale was named principal consultant at Aon.
Ball Corp. enters into annuity buyout with Prudential
August 28, 2017 01:00:00 AMBall Corp. purchased a group annuity contract from Prudential to transfer about $220 million in U.S. pension plan liabilities.
NCR Corp. offers lump sum to vested former employees in latest derisking action
August 25, 2017 01:00:00 AMNCR Corp., Duluth, Ga., will offer a voluntary lump-sum window to about 7,000 former employees vested in its U.S. pension plan.
Risk management and the U.S. economy
July 28, 2017 01:00:00 AMMuch of the U.S. economy's tepid growth can be traced to policies that hinder stakeholders from engaging in economic risk-taking or accepting uncertainty.
Markets so far shrugging off daily dose of global surprises
June 12, 2017 01:00:00 AMAsset owners are becoming more concerned with geopolitical risks, but they're also more bullish about global investing.
Rewards for infrastructure investing come with a price
April 20, 2017 01:00:00 AMGiven the inherent focus on sustainability, core infrastructure exposure is increasingly prized in institutional portfolios -- and reflected in the price.
StatPro to acquire UBS risk and performance analytics unit
April 07, 2017 01:00:00 AMLongevity risk and systemic challenges to retirement
April 03, 2017 01:00:00 AMRealistic plan design, structured for the long term, is key to addressing the longevity and market risks that might otherwise stand in the way of broad-based retirement security.
Be wary of unintended risk
February 20, 2017 12:00:00 AMThere is reason to celebrate financial engineering, which combines finance, investment management, high-level mathematics and computer programming science.
Risk-parity portfolios weather spike in yields
February 20, 2017 12:00:00 AM