“Defined benefit (DB) plan de-risking is top of mind. The retirement system in the U.S. is undergoing significant change, with companies fundamentally rethinking how DB plans are managed. The market continues to be interested in liability-driven investment strategies, and interest in full pension risk transfer solutions is intensifying, as evidenced by two recent groundbreaking transactions in the U.S.
Reliance on defined contribution (DC) plans is increasing. The changing U.S. retirement system is placing much greater emphasis on the role of DC plans in Americans’ retirement security. The next generation of DC plans will help employees more adequately fund their own retirements through the addition of automated features and guaranteed lifetime income solutions, among other enhancements. Nearly two-thirds of finance executives in this study agreed that the presence of a guaranteed income feature would help participants make better investment decisions, such as maintaining their asset allocations during periods of market volatility…”
A copy of the report is available here.
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