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How is funded status holding up in the volatility? Updates on the corporate DB landscape
Members of our LDI Team share key takeaways from their latest analysis of US corporate pension plans' funded status, derisking activity, and ROA assumptions, as well as their outlook for plan contributions.
8
min
Article
2026-06-01
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
Flipping the script: Our updated market outlook and the derisking/rerisking decision
Members of our LDI Team share an unusual outlook for equities and bonds and explain what it could mean for US corporate pension plans contemplating either derisking or rerisking moves from here.
6
min
Article
2026-02-28
LDI in 2025: Ten questions corporate plan sponsors are asking
Members of our LDI Team address a range of topics that US corporate plans will be thinking about this year, from pension funding and accounting issues to portfolio diversification opportunities.
12
min
Article
2026-01-31
Setting ROAs for 2025: A guide for US corporate and public plans
How are pension plans adjusting their ROA assumptions? And how do those assumptions line up with our long-term capital market assumptions? Find out in this annual update.
16
min
Whitepaper
2025-11-30
Extra credit for corporate plans: Advanced topics in LDI implementation
To help corporate DB plans refine their liability-hedging strategies, members of our LDI Team take a deep dive on 3 key liability risks and offer ideas to help improve the design of hedging portfolios.
25
min
Whitepaper
2026-08-31
Private placements: A primer for corporate DB plans preparing to derisk
With many corporate DB plans exploring derisking opportunities, Portfolio Manager Elisabeth Perenick and Multi-Asset Strategist Amy Trainor discuss the potential role that private investment-grade credit, or private placements, could play and consider common questions about liquidity and allocation sizing.
9
min
Article
2025-08-31
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.
22
min
Whitepaper
2026-06-30
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