Targeting Target-Date Funds
For years, the stable value industry has been trying to figure out how to have its product better represented in target-date funds, with modest results. At the 2017 SVIA Fall Forum, industry leaders talked about the challenges they’ve faced on this front and what they might do about it. “I think there are many who […]
Defense Litigator Sees Improving Legal Landscape for Stable Value Industry
The terms “good news” and “class-action lawsuits” don’t pair together very often, but for the stable value industry they have. Earlier this year, at the SVIA’s 2017 Spring Seminar in April, Mark Blocker, a partner with the law firm of Sidley Austin LLP, had cautioned that it was hard to predict how the industry would […]
Washington Outlook: Continued Political Turmoil Ahead
Download PDF Politics, to state the obvious, have a huge bearing on the country’s economic climate and business environment. With Washington upended last year by the election of real estate mogul and TV personality Donald Trump to the presidency, the Stable Value Investment Association invited two of the country’s most astute political analysts to weigh […]
DC Plan Capital Preservation: Stable Value Remains on Top
lthough the Federal Reserve’s normalization of interest rates will likely give a boost to money market yields, retirement consultants recommend stable value funds as the best capital preservation option in defined contribution (DC) accounts. More than eight in 10 consultants said they are likely or very likely to recommend stable value to plan sponsors seeking […]
3 Key Advantages Of Stable Value Funds In 401ks
“Tried and true” speaks volumes about the core values of a lesser-known defined contribution plan option: stable value funds. Stable value funds have been around for decades and have served as a strong investment option for plan sponsors looking to provide a safe retirement savings offering. While these core qualities have always been true, recent […]
11 Questions Employers Should Ask About Stable Value Funds
Stable value investments have been a core investment option in defined contribution retirement plans since the 1970s and are an attractive alternative to money market investments due to steady returns and principal preservation guarantees. Stable value funds have proven their worth to investors during the protracted period of low interest rates present since the recent […]
Outlook for Employee Benefits Uncertain as New Administration Settles In
By Randy Myers Speakers: Carol V. Calhoun, Counsel, Venable, LLP Gene Paranczak, ERISA Attorney and Senior Pension Consultant, Strategic Retirement Consulting, The Vanguard Group Michael Richman, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Moderator: Susan Graef, Principal, The Vanguard Group During the first few months of this year, debate over the future of the Affordable Care […]
Stable Value Litigation Landscape Remains Uncertain
By Randy Myers The plaintiffs’ bar has filed a number of lawsuits over the past few years aimed at the stable value industry. How the industry fares in these cases will go a long way toward determining whether additional lawsuits are likely to follow, according to Mark Blocker, a partner at Sidley Austin LLP. […]
How Retirement Plan Re-Enrollments Impact Stable Value Funds
By Randy Myers Speakers: Greg Anselmi, Vice President, Client Management, Transamerica Stable Value Solutions, Inc. Douglas Barry, Executive Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager, Stable Value Strategies, Standish Mellon LeAnn Bickel, Head, Stable Value Contract Administration, Invesco Advisers, Inc. Moderator: Bradie Barr, President, Transamerica Stable Value Solutions, Inc. Re-enrolling participants in defined contribution retirement savings […]
