Stable Value and Millennials
by John Barrasso Let’s take a short quiz. Which group is more likely to consider a money market fund the best choice for their retirement nest egg? A. Retirees or near retirees B. Millionaires C. Millennials D. Managers of money market funds If you answered C, congratulations. You’re either an astute contrarian, or someone who’s […]
Stable Times Volume 20 Issue 2
Download PDF The biannual publication of the Stable Value Investment Association that covers both industry concerns and association activities. Table of contents: Stable Value Assets Continue to Grow Brexit and US Politics: What They Say about Voters’ Views Board Recognizes James King and Aruna Hobbs Voya Economist Sees Bond Yields Remaining Low Association Elects Three […]
Stable Value Assets Continue to Grow
By Randy Myers Assets in stable value funds continue to edge higher, climbing to $801 billion in the second quarter of 2016, up from $770.5 billion a year earlier. Stable value now accounts for about 11.6 percent of all assets in defined contribution plans, SVIA President Gina Mitchell announced at the opening of the […]
Brexit and US Politics: What They Say about Voters’ Views
By Randy Myers The first shocking election result in 2016 happened in the U.K., where, voters frustrated with what they viewed as unfavorable trade deals, uncontrolled immigration, and out-of-touch leadership opted by a 52-48 margin to exit the European Union (EU). Their sentiments were hardly unique, though. In the U.S., many voters voiced the […]
Board Recognizes James King and Aruna Hobbs
By Gina Mitchell At the October 10th Board of Directors meeting both James King and Aruna Hobbs were recognized for completing six years of service on the Board. Prudential’s James King was the past Chairman of the Board of Directors for four years. During 2016, King served in an ex-officio capacity. During King’s tenure […]
Voya Economist Sees Bond Yields Remaining Low
By Randy Myers U.S. interest rates have been holding at or near historic lows for six years now. That is a long time, but it could be longer still before they climb much higher, says Matt Toms, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, for Voya Investment Management. Addressing the 2016 SVIA Fall Forum in October, […]
Association Elects Three to Board of Directors
By Gina Mitchell On October 10th at SVIA’s Board of Directors meeting, voting members elected three individuals to the Board of Directors. They were UTC’s Joseph Fazzino to a plan sponsor seat, Metropolitan Life’s Thomas Schuster and New York Life Investment Management’s Cindy Cristello to the two open service firm seats. The three will […]
Health Savings Accounts: Next Generation Retirement Savings Vehicles?
By Randy Myers Could a savings account designed to cover medical costs actually be a good way to enhance retirement savings? In some ways, and under some circumstances, yes. Health savings accounts, or HSAs, are tax-advantaged savings vehicles created to help people who are enrolled in high-deductible healthcare plans pay for out-of-pocket medical expenses. […]
Defined Contribution Plans Evolving as Traditional Pensions Disappear
By Randy Myers As traditional defined benefit pension plans continue to disappear around the world, the defined contribution plan market in the U.S. continues to evolve—with important implications for the stable value industry. Speaking at the 2016 SVIA Fall Forum, Stacy Schaus, Executive Vice President and Defined Contribution Practice Leader for investment manager PIMCO, […]
