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When Should I Use CFM?
Good morning. I'm currently in Chicago in the midst of several meetings. Yesterday's meetings were outstanding. As you'd expect, the conversations were centered on DB pension plans and the opportunity to de-risk through a Cash Flow Matching strategy (CFM) in...
Risk On or Risk Off?
I have the pleasure of speaking at the Opal/LATEC conference on Thursday. My panel has been given the topic of Risk On or Risk Off: How Are You Adjusting Your Portfolio, and Which Investment Risks Concern You Most? I think...
Interesting Insights From Ortec Finance
PensionAge's, Paige Perrin, has produced an article that referenced recent research from Ortec Finance. The research, which surveyed senior pension fund executives in the UK, US, the Netherlands, Canada, and the Nordics, found that 77% believe that risk will be...
ARPA Update as of December 27, 2024
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. We, at Ryan ALM, Inc., wish for you a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year in 2025. May the markets continue to treat you well. However, nothing grows to the heavens, so...
Different Levels of Certainty
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. A friend of mine in the industry emailed me a copy of Howard Marks' latest memo titled, "The Folly of Certainty" . As they normally are, this piece is excellent. As regular...
ARPA Update as of July 12, 2024
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Not only has the weather heated up, but so has the activity at the PBGC as it relates to the implementation of the ARPA pension legislation. During the past week two non-priority...
Willingness and Ability to Customize
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Coalition Greenwich, a division of CRISIL, has released a report on the top trends in asset management for 2024. Among the categories discussed was the establishment of "Strategic Partnerships" among one's clients....