Amy Trainor
FSA
Multi-Asset Strategist
Boston

Amy helps corporate pension sponsors set strategic asset allocation policy. She also manages customised multi-asset portfolios, including glidepath approaches. She partners with the Fixed Income team to implement LDI solutions.

  • Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA)
  • Chair of Wellington’s Retirement Benefit Plans Oversight Committee and a member of the Corporate Governance Committee

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Private pension (DB) Liability-driven investing Multi-asset Asset allocation Article USA
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Cash-balance liabilities: A new investment framework
A cash-balance plan is very different from a traditional pension, and the differences can have a major impact on interest-rate sensitivity. With this in mind, we propose a focus on capital preservation, consistent income, and liquidity.
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Louis Liu, CFA, ASA, MAAA

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2023-08-31
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Defined contribution (DC) Multi-asset Asset allocation Retirement Income Article
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Demystifying decumulation: A practical guide
Investors seeking a sound decumulation strategy must consider a host of variables, including risks that weren’t on the radar when they were accumulating assets. Members of our Investment Strategy team consider the interaction between portfolio withdrawals and specific characteristics of the portfolio’s realized return. They also offer thoughts on successful decumulation strategies, focusing on portfolio construction, process design, and implementation.
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2023-04-30
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Liability-driven investing Multi-asset USA Asset allocation Private pension (DB) Article
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Nearing the finish line: Ideas on end-state investing for corporate DB plans
As corporate plans approach their fully funded “end state,” new goals will need to be set. Members of our LDI team share their research on this transition and the required realignment of asset allocation strategies, including changes in return-seeking and liability-hedging portfolios and key liquidity considerations.
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Amy Trainor, FSA

Jacqueline Yang, CFA

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2023-04-30
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Private pension (DB) Macro and market USA Multi-asset Liability-driven investing LDI Alert Portfolio construction Volatility Article
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Preserving funded-ratio stability in volatile markets
Faced with extreme market volatility in the early months of 2022, what can corporate DB plan sponsors do to potentially provide stability in their portfolios while still pursuing longer-term funding aspirations? Multi-Asset Strategist Amy Trainor offers thoughts on rerisking, hedge ratios, and liability-hedging and return-seeking allocations.
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2023-03-31
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Multi-asset Portfolio strategy Liability-driven investing Portfolio construction Asset allocation Retirement USA Article
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Setting ROAs for 2022: A guide for US corporate and public plans
How are pension plans adjusting their ROA assumptions? How do those assumptions line up with our long-term capital market assumptions? Find out in this annual update.
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2022-10-31
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Liability-driven investing Fixed income Portfolio strategy Private pension (DB) Article USA
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The evolution of derisking: Assessing new and time-tested liability-hedging ideas
As defined benefit plans contemplate the best path to their eventual “end state,” members of our LDI team update their liability-hedging research with a blend of traditional benchmark ideas and new opportunities to capitalize on changing market conditions and a broader investment universe.
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