By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Under the category of better late than never, I bring to you the ARPA update for multiemployer plans through last Friday evening. As regular readers of this blog know, I provide this...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. I just returned from attending the IFEBP Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV. First, it was great to have the IFEBP attendance back to pre-Covid-19 levels. There had to be more than...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. I believe that we have overcomplicated the management of DB pension plans. If the primary objective is to fund the promised benefits in a cost-efficient manner and with prudent risk, why do...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Anyone of us can quote statistics from various surveys highlighting the fact that retirement is getting out of reach for many Americans. The Mind over Money survey by Capital One and The...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. We are happy to share with you the Ryan ALM, Inc. Newsletter for 3Q'22 . The newsletter highlights the challenges faced by the plan sponsor community in 2022, while also pointing out...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. I hope that you had a great week since our last update. It certainly seems as if the PBGC did, as there is nothing to report regarding activity for the week ending...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. What a year! Inflation is rising, interest rates are rising, and asset prices are falling. What does this mean for Pension liabilities and pension funding? Well, it is very much dependent on...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. It has been quite a ride for UK pension "schemes" (I never liked the use of this word to describe pension funds) during the last couple of weeks. Significant damage to the...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. I have to admit that I almost forgot to provide an update on the ARPA activity. One quasi-day off and I'm thrown for a loop! Despite my failure to provide an update...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. As I suspect that you do, I continue to read comments from pundits and industry "experts" claiming that the US is going to be driven into a recession through the Fed's action...