Climate Change, Trade Collapse, and Cyber Warfare Among Top Investor Risks
Trade war implications are only a piece of the big picture, Thinking Ahead Institute head says.
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Falling Discount Rates Send Corporate Pension Funding Tumbling
Funded ratio of 100 largest US corporate plans drops to 83.8% from 87.7%.
Alternatives Investors Say Equity Markets Have Peaked
The majority also believe private equity, real-estate markets are overvalued.
Fewer Deaths May Mean Increased Pension Liabilities
Lane Clark & Peacock expects UK mortality projections to show longer life expectancies.
Public, Church Pension Plans Face Similar Challenges
Alternative strategy seeks to increase returns, improve funded status, avoid ‘death spiral.’
Taxpayer Costs Rise When States Move Out of DB Pensions
Research says changing benefits for new hires does not solve funding shortfalls.
Public, Church Pension Plans Face Similar Challenges
Alternative strategy seeks to increase returns, improve funded status, avoid ‘death spiral.’
Private Equity Powers Public Pension Portfolios
For the seventh straight year, private equity is the top performer for US public pensions.
Private Capital Secondaries Expected to ‘Rebound Significantly’
Fundraising for first half of 2019 was only a fraction of last year’s record.
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Survey tracks best practices and vendor experience/capabilities.
US Corporate DB Pension Funding Falls $11 Billion in July
Funded rate of 100 largest DB corporate plans drops to 87.9% during month.
CIO’s LDI Survey Now Open
Survey tracks liability driven investment practices and vendor experience/capabilities.
UK DB Plans’ Deficit Widens to £90.7 billion in July
Funding level falls to 95% from 97%.
Multiemployer Pension Lifeboat Sinking Fast
PBGC multiemployer program is expected to run out of money in six years.
US Pensions Return 6.47% for Fiscal 2019, Miss Target
Market volatility, active management worked against all plan types.