Democratic Strategist Brazile Calls for Bridging Political Divide
Donna Brazile knows partisan politics up close—she twice served as interim chair of the Democratic National Committee, and she managed the presidential campaign of Democrat Al Gore in 2000. But the longtime political strategist says the hyper partisanship gripping the U.S. today is threatening the country’s democracy. “We’re at the point where I believe we’re […]
The 116th Congress: Outlook for Retirement and Health Initiatives
Could the SECURE Act finally be on its way to becoming law this year? Perhaps. But politics could get in the way. The legislation—more fully known as the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act—was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on a nearly unanimous vote in May. It would make significant changes […]
Stable Value Grows
It is accepted wisdom that stable value’s share of the defined contribution plan market has fallen since 2007, when the Department of Labor decided the asset class was not a Qualified Default Investment Alternative except under very limited circumstances. QDIAs offer a fiduciary safe harbor to plan sponsors, and it is true that since 2007 […]
Election 2020: Veteran Pollster Examines the Issues That May Decide the Presidential Race
After more than four decades as a Democratic pollster, Peter Hart knows there’s too much time between now and November 2020 to safely predict who the next president of the United States will be. But the founder of Peter D. Hart Research Associates has some strong ideas about what will shape the outcome of the […]
Stable Value Exit Provisions
Exit provisions are stipulated in the contract between the stable value contract issuer and plan. Exit provisions generally require the plan sponsor to wait a stated period before receiving the full benefit responsive value (principal plus accumulated interest).
Stable Times Volume 23 Issue 1
Download PDF The biannual publication of the Stable Value Investment Association that covers both industry concerns and association activities. Table of contents: Stable Value: The Consultants’ View The Shift: Fed Makes U-Turn on Monetary Policy On Deck: What the 116th Congress is Doing About Retirement A Precarious Existence: Transamerica Study Finds Retirees’ Financial Health at […]
Stable Value: The Consultants’ View
For years, stable value providers have known their success depends on winning the confidence not just of retirement plan sponsors and participants but also plan consultants. In April, the stable value industry took advantage of the 2019 SVIA Spring Seminar to find out how consultants are thinking about stable value products and what they’re hearing […]
The Shift: Fed Makes U-Turn on Monetary Policy
For the Federal Reserve, it’s all about inflation right now. After raising the federal funds rate nine times since December 2015, the Fed’s summary of economic projections now implies no rates hikes in 2019, down from previous expectations for two, and just one in 2020. In addition, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has suggested the Fed […]
On Deck: What the 116th Congress Is Doing About Retirement
Passing retirement legislation proved difficult in the 115th Congress, in which Republicans controlled both chambers of Congress. Could things proceed more smoothly in the 116th, now that Democrats have regained control of the House while Republicans remain in charge of the Senate? Actually, they may, says Angela Montez, senior vice president, general counsel and chief […]