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1. Are annuity purchases and hibernation equal in risk reduction? 2. How are companies today evaluating annuity settlement transactions? 3. What’s the future of the pension settlement market?

1. How would you characterize the current PRT market and where you see it going in 2019? 2. What can you tell us about the timing/seasonality of deals coming to market? 3. What steps should plan sponsors take to prepare for transactions?

1. What should a plan sponsor do if they don’t get the price they’re targeting on the final auction day? 2. Why haven’t buy-ins been more common in the US? 3. Retiree buyouts have been increasingly common; is that because there isn’t a viable solution for terminated vested and…

1. How should pension plans change their approach as they near the end-game? 2. Is the pensions industry adequately dealing with risk management? 3. Can the industry deliver better value to pension plans?

1. MassMutual, in its recent white paper, attributes part of the growth in pension risk transfers to the new corporate tax regime and an upcoming deadline. How do you expect this to impact interest in PRTs now? 2. In your white paper, MassMutual provides a life insurer’s inside view of…

1. How do you expect changes to funding rules to impact DB plan asset allocations?2. How should plan sponsors think about determining their terminal funded status and asset allocation?3. Should plan sponsors consider going global with their fixed-income exposure?

1. Why are current market conditions challenging for pension investors, and what can they do about it? 2. Customization is a popular “buzz” word in pension risk management. How do you design and implement custom solution for your clients? 3. How should sponsor think about the…

1. Why are sponsors looking to detox their pension plans now?2. Am I giving up excess returns if I use a custom LDI strategy?3. Aren’t annuities too expensive?

Fidelity Worldwide Investment's Andy Howse speaks what is driving change in the way fixed income is being managed for European pension funds.

BlackRock Asset Management Canada's Aubrey Basdeo analyzes what returns can investors reasonably expect from their traditional fixed income allocations.

Sun Life Financial's Brent Simmons discusses why should plan sponsors be concerned about longevity risk.

TD Asset Management's Michael Augustine and Rachna de Koning answer what is driving this heightened interest in customized LDI solutions in Canada.

Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management's Paul M. Martin talks about what are some of the challenges that that pension plans seeking to de-risk face today.

Aon Hewitt's William da Silva discusses what’s significant about this year in terms of pension settlement strategies.

Sun Life Financial's Brent Simmons discusses a new philosophy for managing risk in a pension plan and explains why it may be dangerous for Canadian plan sponsors to rely on industry tables

PHN's Etienne Dube addresses the biggest risk facing plan sponsors today and what plan sponsors should consider when implementing a de-risking strategy