Reflections on Risk at IFC
IFC attendees focus on managing risk, exploring right opportunities.
Risk
Judge Upholds Tax to Fund Jacksonville, Florida Pension
City can move ahead with pension plan changes to relieve debt problem.
Listening To The Greenback
Investors are increasingly looking overseas to put their dollars to work. But the dollar itself refuses to cooperate.
MPERS and CatchMark Form Timberlands Joint Venture
JV makes its first investment, acquiring 11,031 acres of timberland in North Georgia.
Strategy & Tactics: Are TDFs Ready for Private Equity?
It’s a discussion that will likely evoke a long debate: Is adding private equity, an asset class with a long record of generating high returns, to target-date funds (TDFs)...
The Longevity Adjustment
Do new mortality tables require updates to LDI strategies? What CIOs need to consider before 2018.
Milliman sees improvement in largest corporate plans’ funded ratio
Deficit drops to $247 billion from $275 billion.
Verizon Borrows $3.4 Billion to Make Discretionary Pension Contribution
Tax considerations, rising PBGC premiums drive move, Russell Investments says.
Pension Funds Seek Benefits Suspension Approval
Five funds apply to the Treasury Dept. to have benefits reduced for their members.
Mercer: Pension Plans Reach a Tipping Point
Cash-outs, annuities and terminations become increasingly prevalent.
Royal Mail to Close DB Pension Plan in 2018
Union considering industrial action over pension closure.
Report: UK Pension Savings Up 72% Since 2015 Reforms
Study finds that ‘pension freedoms’ have helped Britons save for retirement.
Report: Defined Contribution Funds Significantly Exposed to ESG Risk
ESG investing has gained significant momentum in Great Britain, with £1.4 trillion in assets under management in the wider investment community in 2015, up from £500 billion in 2013.
When 6.9% Isn't Enough
Some pension systems may be underfunded forever.
Enterprise-Wide Analytic Strategies Increase Odds of Greater Financial Growth
Survey finds double-digit growth of more than 15% in revenues and operating margins, as well as improved risk profiles.