Tag: defined benefit pension plan

Asset Management Culture September 23, 2020

Pension Buyouts a Relative Bargain, Says Mercer

Tweaking of Pension Buyout Index shows annuity buyouts cost less than accounting liabilities.

Coronavirus - COVID-19 May 4, 2020

State Pension Funding Drop to Lowest Level in 30 Years, Wilshire Says

Public plans were 62.6% funded in the first quarter after the coronavirus wiped out 12.2 percentage points.

Opinion April 24, 2020

Op-Ed: U.S. Public Pension Underfunding—Don’t Make the Same Mistake Thrice

As some lawmakers suggest states consider declaring bankruptcy, governments will be tempted to cut back on pension contributions. Amundi Pioneer senior adviser Charles E.F. Millard urges them not to do so.

Industry White Papers

Optimizing Pension Risk Transfer Timing and Execution Pension risk transfer transaction timing is always important — but now more than ever.

2020 Long-term Capital Market Assumptions Q3 Update

Investing in Real Estate, Look to New York—Here’s Why Capitalizing on near-term opportunities

2020 Long-term Capital Market Assumptions Q2 Update

Emerging Markets and Covid-19: Crisis or opportunity…or both? 2020 will be a challenging moment for Emerging Markets’ economies. But there will likely be a wide open Emerging Markets “door” that sees governments fall back on privatisation to bridge fiscal holes. In an environment of tight domestic monetary conditions and reduced cross border flows, the buyers of these assets have considerable advantage.

Meditations in an emergency Multi-Asset Strategist Adam Berger discusses the macro and market impact of the coronavirus and offers his "playbook" for the coming weeks and months, including thoughts on rebalancing and opportunistic investments.