Head of LDI Portfolio Management at Insight Investment
As discount rates used to measure pension liabilities fell, many plans’ funded status slipped, although the degree of loss depended on a plan’s liability profile and investment mix.
With PBGC dictating interest rate assumptions and permissible investments, there are steps plan sponsors should take to make the relief work as intended.
Better governance, flexibility, and clever investment strategies and solutions can prepare pension funds for the future, plan leaders say.