Newsmakers
MetLife Investment Management Hires New Head of Real Estate, Agriculture From Blackstone
Beginning in October, Andrea Drasites will lead $108.9 billion in real estate investments at the asset manager.
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Pensions
Pension Finances Improve for Third Straight Quarter
An increase in discount rates, coupled with a decrease in liabilities, is largely responsible for the December 2025 outcome.
Corporate Moves
MetLife Completes PineBridge Acquisition
The combined business manages about $735 billion in assets.
Newsmakers
MetLife IM Names Geert Henckens as Global Head of Private Fixed Income
Henckens succeeds Brian Funk in the position.
Newsmakers
Brian Funk Named President of MetLife Investment Management
The firm’s global head of private capital became interim president in May.
Asset Allocation
How Companies With Frozen, Overfunded Pensions Approach the Future
Corporations are increasingly evaluating de-risking options for their pension funds, while also adding risk to their portfolios.
Newsmakers
Kerry O’Brien Joins MetLife Investment Management
She is the firm's new global head of insurance asset management and liability solutions.
Pensions
Corporate Pension Funded Status Slightly Declines in September
Plan liabilities increased faster than equity gains, resulting in slight declines in the funded status of U.S. corporate pension plans.
Pensions
US Corporate Pensions Continue Funding Surplus in March
Funded status for U.S. defined benefit plans continues to push to all-time highs, according to several data trackers.
Manager Selection
MetLife CIO Steven Goulart to Retire in August
The firm has a mandatory age-65 retirement policy, although it has been waived in the past; several corresponding promotions were also announced.
Pensions
Poor December Equity Performance Reduces Pension Funding Status
Corporate pension funding statuses marginally retreat from record funding levels to end 2022.