To Standardize or Not: A Stable Value Roundtable
Would a standard stable value contract be a better stable value contract? For years, plan sponsors who have shied away from stable value have attributed their caution at least in part to the product’s perceived complexity, including restrictions that relate to employer-initiated events and participant trading in competing funds. During a panel discussion at the […]
Cybersecurity Expert Offers Tips for Safeguarding Data
A seemingly unending string of high-profile data breaches over the past few years has only reinforced the notion that “cybersecurity” is an oxymoron. But Barbara Marchiori de Assis, a cybersecurity program officer with the Organization of American States, insists there are many steps people and organizations can take to safeguard their personal and business data. […]
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 […]
Stable Times Volume 21 Issue 1
Download PDF The biannual publication of the Stable Value Investment Association that covers both industry concerns and association activities. Table of Contents: Stable Value Market Posts Sixth Consecutive Year of Growth Wrap Issuers See Healthy Stable Value Market Challenges and Opportunities: The Outlook for Stable Value How Macroeconomic and Political Trends May Impact Stable Value […]
Stable Value Market Posts Sixth Consecutive Year of Growth
By Randy Myers According to data compiled by the Stable Value Investment Association, the stable value market grew for a sixth consecutive year in 2016, with total assets climbing 5 percent to $821 billion. Stable value now represents approximately 11.7 percent of the $7 trillion held in defined contribution retirement plans. SVIA Chairman Steve […]
Wrap Issuers See Healthy Stable Value Market
By Randy Myers Speakers: Karen Edgerton, Vice President, Stable Value Marketing, RGA Claudia Farias, Vice President, Stable Value Wrap Group, State Street Lacey Lockward, Vice President, Stable Value, Prudential Financial Brian Murphy, Vice President, Corporate Development, National Life Group Mark Pherson, Vice President, Transamerica Stable Value Solutions, Inc. Kostas Sophias, Executive Director, JP Morgan Chase […]
