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What Would You Do?
Happy St. Paddy's Day to my Irish friends (I'm 1/2 Irish) and those that would like to be. May the luck of the Irish embrace you today. As many of you know, we are always willing to provide to the...
Uncertainty versus Change
Seems like we have a conflict within the management of defined benefit plans. On one hand, human beings (plan sponsors) despise uncertainty . But nearly all public DB pension plans are embracing uncertainty in how they are managed. How? Through...
Actuaries of DB Pension Plans Prefer Higher Interest Rates
I produced a post yesterday, titled "U.S. Rates Likely to Fall - Here's the Good and Bad". In that blog post I wrote, "I’d recommend that you not celebrate a potential decline in rates if you are a plan sponsor...
AI Needs An Education Regarding ALM/CFM!
I asked an AI tool that I use the following: Asset/Liability Management (ALM) is an effective tool for pensions. What strategies are currently being deployed? As usual, the response was nearly instantaneous, but was it correct? Here is what I...
Hall of Famer? She Absolutely is!
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Markets Group has published an interview that Christine Giordano conducted with Robin Diamonte, CIO, RTX. In addition, Markets Group will hold a ceremony inducting Robin into the Chief Investment Officer Hall of...