A 20 Year Perspective on Stable Value
The 2018 SVIA Fall Forum marked 20 years and one month since Gina Mitchell was hired to serve as the president of the Stable Value Investment Association. To say the two decades since her appointment proved eventful would be an understatement. During that period, the stable value industry had to work through multiple market upheavals, […]
Stable Value Industry Has Diverse Views on Opportunity Presented by Target-Date Funds
The explosive growth of target-date funds, especially in defined contribution retirement plans, is by now a well-told story. Data from Morningstar indicate that assets in target data funds grew to more than $1 trillion dollars by 2017 from about $150 billion a decade earlier. Meanwhile, approximately 80 percent of new participant contributions to DC plans […]
How America Saves: The Unending Quest to Improve Retirement Savings Habits
Convincing Americans to save and invest appropriately for retirement, it seems, is a bit like convincing them to get plenty of sleep, eat healthy and exercise—it can be done, but it’s a never-ending quest that never seems to work for everybody. Since 2000, The Vanguard Group has been studying the behavior of retirement plan participants […]
How Rising Interest Rates Affect Stable Value Funds
Since stable value funds invest in intermediate-term bonds and money market funds favor short-term bonds, the recent rise in short-term interest rates has been creating some challenges for stable value funds. Experts say, however, that this condition is cyclical, and stable value funds still hold great appeal for retirement plan sponsors and participants. “The interest […]
Job Opening – Senior Business Consultant, Stable Value Investment at NYL
New York Life’s primary distribution channel is the career Agency sales force of more than 12,000 agents, operating in virtually every major city in the United States. Every agent is affiliated with one of our 117 General Offices. These offices are operated by Agency management teams responsible for agent and management recruiting, development, and sales. […]
No Stomach for Stock-Market Swings? Consider Stable Value Funds
For risk-averse investors, there seems to be nowhere to hide these days. High volatility and high valuations make stocks an unsavory option, and bonds don’t look much better in the face of rising interest rates. And cash still pays next to nothing. But if you have a 401(k), you have an oft-overlooked option. Stable value […]
PANC 2018: Stable Value Fund Mechanics
On the second day of the 2018 PLANADVISER National Conference in Orlando, William McLaren, vice president and stable value business leader for Lincoln Financial Group, offered a crash course on the current opportunities and challenges associated with offering stable value funds on retirement plan menus. As McLaren pointed out, U.S. retirement investors are now 10 […]
Job Opening – Stable Asset Sales Director (Virtual) at The Standard
Job Description: We are looking for an experienced Stable Asset Sales Director, to establish, manage, and grow relationships with individuals and organizations serving the retirement plan market, for the purpose of driving sales of The Standard’s stable value funds. Although The Standard’s home office is located in Portland, Oregon, this role is open to remote […]
Job Posting: Assistant General Counsel – RIS Structured Products at MetLife
Job Location: New York, NY The Role: This position will support MetLife’s Retirement & Income Solutions (RIS) business and provide advice on structured insurance products, including registered and unregistered securities, stable value contracts, guaranteed interest contracts (GICs), funding agreements and group annuities. The Structured Products lawyer will advise senior management of RIS and work closely […]