Stable Value Market Posts Sixth Consecutive Year of Growth
By Randy Myers According to data compiled by the Stable Value Investment Association, the stable value market grew for a sixth consecutive year in 2016, with total assets climbing 5 percent to $821 billion. Stable value now represents approximately 11.7 percent of the $7 trillion held in defined contribution retirement plans. SVIA Chairman Steve […]
Wrap Issuers See Healthy Stable Value Market
By Randy Myers Speakers: Karen Edgerton, Vice President, Stable Value Marketing, RGA Claudia Farias, Vice President, Stable Value Wrap Group, State Street Lacey Lockward, Vice President, Stable Value, Prudential Financial Brian Murphy, Vice President, Corporate Development, National Life Group Mark Pherson, Vice President, Transamerica Stable Value Solutions, Inc. Kostas Sophias, Executive Director, JP Morgan Chase […]
Challenges and Opportunities: The Outlook for Stable Value
By Randy Myers Speakers: Eric Baumhoff, Chief Investment Officer, Standish Mellon James Corning, Director, Stable Value Solutions, TIAA-CREF Shane Johnston, Senior Portfolio Manager, Morley Financial Services Robert Madore, Vice President, T.Rowe Price Associates, Inc. Moderator: Karl Tourville, Founding Managing Partner and President, Executive Operating Committee Chairman, Galliard Capital Management Few external factors impact stable value […]
How Macroeconomic and Political Trends May Impact Stable Value
By Randy Myers Bonds have long had a reputation as the staid and conservative corner of the investment markets. It was probably never true, except, perhaps, for pensioners “clipping coupons.” It’s certainly not true today. Speaking at the SVIA’s 2017 Spring Seminar, Matthew Kaiser catalogued a list of macroeconomic and political developments that are […]
Trumped: Elections Have Consequences
By Randy Myers Speakers: Colbert I. King, Deputy Editorial Page Editor (retired), The Washington Post Gwendolyn King, President, Podium Prose Washington Post Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Colbert King has been observing U.S. presidents since he was young. As a Boy Scout, he marched past the reviewing stand at Dwight Eisenhower’s first inaugural parade in 1953. […]
Outlook for Employee Benefits Uncertain as New Administration Settles In
By Randy Myers Speakers: Carol V. Calhoun, Counsel, Venable, LLP Gene Paranczak, ERISA Attorney and Senior Pension Consultant, Strategic Retirement Consulting, The Vanguard Group Michael Richman, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Moderator: Susan Graef, Principal, The Vanguard Group During the first few months of this year, debate over the future of the Affordable Care […]
Plan advisers give stable value another look
Ever since the SEC upgraded its rules for money-market funds last fall, retirement plan advisers have been giving stable value funds a second look. By mandating that nongovernment money funds introduce special fees, redemption restrictions and floating net-asset values, the Securities and Exchange Commission has given advisers a reason to reassess the cash management options […]
Don’t let rising interest rates sink your 401(k)
Anyone saving for retirement in a 401(k) or IRA can’t help but notice how much stock funds have been going up. In 2016, the S&P 500 index notched gains of nearly 12 percent, and so far this year, the broad stock market benchmark is up over 7 percent. But the story for bond funds is […]
6 benefits of guaranteed insurance stable value funds
With recent money market reforms and the election, your clients might be feeling a lot of uncertainty lately in regards to helping their employees save for retirement. In addition to these changes, your clients’ employees — especially those nearing retirement — may still be digging out from losses they incurred during the recession. With retirement […]