David Service

A new era in DB risk management

In the wake of the financial crisis, few would debate that defined benefit (DB) pension plans have become a major financial management issue for plan sponsors. With long-term interest rates at their lowest levels in more than 50 years and equity markets 25% below their previous highs, sponsors are again facing their “perfect financial storm.” […]

  • November 15, 2010 September 13, 2019
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Dynamic de-risking

Sponsors must reduce the mismatch risk in their plans as much as their financial position allows.

  • March 5, 2010 January 20, 2021
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Significant subsidy

Pension plans have a growing impact on a sponsor’s books, so they must be managed more thoroughly. Managing a defined benefit pension fund nowadays is about more than setting, implementing and managing investment policy. Corporate sponsors are increasingly being forced to regard their pension plans as though they were operating subsidiaries. In many cases, the […]

  • December 1, 2006 September 13, 2019
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