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LDI in 2026: 10 questions corporate plan sponsors are asking
Members of our LDI Team address a range of topics that US corporate plans will be thinking about in 2026, from benchmark choices to liability-hedging and return-seeking investment ideas.
13 min
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2027-01-31
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18 min
Corporate versus credit indices: What’s the best match for liability-driven investing?
When selecting benchmarks for LDI needs, corporate DB plan sponsors often ask about the differences between investment-grade corporate and credit indices. In this paper, we compare the composition and performance of corporate and credit indices, as well as intermediate and long maturity indices, and we offer insights on choosing indices that fit a plan’s liability.
18 min
Article
2026-09-30
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The high cost of unfunded duration — and some hope on the horizon
With many corporate DB plans thinking about managing their hedge ratios, members of our LDI Team explain the high cost of synthetic duration, how plans might want to think about this issue when targeting a specific duration profile, and why costs could improve over time.
6 min
Article
2026-03-31
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