By: Ronald J. Ryan, CFA, CEO, Ryan ALM, Inc. We are pleased to provide you with this ALM-related "pop quiz". Q: Can a Generic Bond Index Replicate Pension or OPEB Liabilities? A: Never … Mission Impossible! Pension and OPEB liabilities...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Regular readers of this blog will know to whom I am referring when I mention the name, Carol. I started following Carol's saga from late 2017 to early 2018 and first wrote...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. We hope that you enjoyed a nice long weekend. Here is the weekly ARPA legislative update. Despite the holiday weekend, the PBGC continued to focus on the task at hand. During the...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Just got an email with the above title. I was intrigued, as I suspect that you might be, too. It was for an upcoming webinar that was being conducted by a mega...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Not sure if it was a case of Spring fever or the PGA golf event in Rochester, NY, (how about Michael Block?), or just an overwhelming array of applications to get through,...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. First recognized by the United States Congress on May 15, 2006, Endangered Species Day falls every year on the third Friday in May. The day is intended to raise awareness about protecting...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. and Ron Ryan, CEO, Ryan ALM , Inc. Plan Sponsors and their advisors need to focus on the economic value of the pension plan's liabilities, which are a yield curve or term...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. I hope that everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day Weekend. We are pleased to provide you with the weekly ARPA legislative update. This past week's activity included one new application submitted, one...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. If there's one thing that I think of when I reflect on our industry, it is the plethora of data/information that is available to those of us in the investment community. As...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. I have been thinking about producing a post on uncertainty for a while. An email that just came across my desk pushed me to finally write something on the subject. You would...