Tag: Pension Plans

Pensions November 16, 2022

What Do Pension Funds Worry Over Most?

NEPC survey says they are leery of rising interest rates, the Fed’s ability to handle inflation and profit margins.

Shop Talk November 8, 2022

Maybe not, data from WTW and others show. Despite some losses lately, they remain in resilient shape. Here’s how.

Shop Talk April 19, 2022

Higher rates are no friend to bond portfolios, but they make life easier for DB plans.

Asset Allocation July 29, 2021

Bitcoin bolster: Asset allocators seem to be fueling digital money’s recovery from its recent crash.

Market Moves April 16, 2021

Goldman Sachs predicts rising prices for the commodity, which will be key for solar power and electric vehicles.

Alternatives March 19, 2021

Pension plans and other big investors favor the alpha-generating chops that equity strategies showed in the bull market, an Agecroft study shows.

Asset Allocation February 18, 2021

They have lower volatility and often better returns than corporates, a study by the Gundlach firm concludes.

Corporate Moves December 11, 2020

Alex Lee, who has been her No. 2, takes over the top finance slot.

Market Drilldown May 12, 2020

Prospects for exits, money-raising, and new deals dim amid the scary economic slide.

Asset Allocation November 7, 2019

Plans returned 1% for quarter, 4.58% for year, says Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service.

Asset Allocation November 6, 2019

Guy Opperman insists plan trustees must ensure that investment managers employ ESG tenets.

Research January 16, 2018

Association says study on public pension funding was ‘contrived’, and ‘cherrypicked’ data.

Risk April 25, 2017

Deficit drops to $247 billion from $275 billion.