Newsmakers
TIAA Hires ex-BlackRock Retirement Head for Business Development
Rob Crothers will lead efforts to develop strategic partnerships for guaranteed income and more.
Tag: Defined Contribution
Opinion
Unlocking 401(k) Innovation: Litigation Risk Is Stifling Thoughtful Stewardship
How the recent executive order on private assets in defined contribution plans could pave the way for investment committee excellence.
Opinion
Could Retirement Finance Reform Reboot the European Economy?
A solution answer may lie in rethinking pension finance—specifically, a major expansion of funded retirement solutions such as defined contribution workplace savings.
Corporate Moves
UK’s People Pension Creates In-House Adviser
The workplace master trust’s investment team has nearly doubled in a little more than a year.
Newsmakers
KKR Names Melissa Kivett as Head of Defined Contribution
The appointment comes during a push for private equity in DC plans.
Pensions
Shell to Outsource $30B Pension to BlackRock
The OCIO transaction will cover 30,000 members of Stichting Shell Pensioenfonds.
Pensions
US Defined Contribution Plans Need to Cover More Workers, Says TIAA
The study also suggested that workers should be required to join 401(k)s and other retirement programs.
Pensions
Study: Decline in DB Plans Widens Income Inequality Gap
NCPERS research found that increasing income inequality ‘degrades national economic growth.’
Pensions
TPR ‘Evolving’ to Shift Focus to Defined Contribution Master Trusts
The pension watchdog’s CEO says a ‘radical evolution is taking place’ among U.K. pensions.
Manager Selection
Nest to Replace State Street with Northern Trust as Its Administrator
The UK pension program lauds its new investment firm’s ‘flexibility’ and ‘sophistication.’
Pensions
Alecta Reports 5.9% Q1 Return After Losing Billions on Regional Banks
The Swedish pension fund saw its assets grow to $118.68 billion.
Pensions
DC Pensions in UK Will Soon Be Required to Disclose Illiquid Asset Policy
Beginning October 1, trustees must include the asset class breakdown for each of their plan’s default arrangements.
Pensions
Alaska Bill Seeks to Revive Defined Benefit Pension
Bipartisan legislation is intended to attract workers to fill state job vacancies.
With a Recession Enroute, Should Pension Funds Be Worried?
Maybe not, data from WTW and others show. Despite some losses lately, they remain in resilient shape. Here’s how.
Asset Allocation
World’s 300 Largest Pension Funds’ Assets Rise to Record $23.6 Trillion
Japan’s GPIF remains the largest pension fund in the world for the 20th straight year.