Asset Allocation
Congress Looks to Cut Deficits Amid High Interest Rates
High U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio and political uncertainty are among factors driving 10-year Treasury yields to 16-year highs.
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Regulation
PBGC Proposes Updating Valuation Assumptions
The proposal would modify mortality, interest and expense assumptions.
Pensions
Despite Steep Losses, Canadian DB Plans End Year Fully Funded
Surging bond yields offset double-digit investment losses to push funded levels above 100%.
Asset Allocation
No Place to Turn With Stocks and Bonds Both Down? JPM Has a Solution
Swap high-yielding stocks for even better-paying bonds, the bank says.
Newsmakers
Canadian, UK DB Plans Improve Despite Market Volatility and Inflation
Rising bond yields more than offset investment losses to reduce pension liabilities.
Pensions
Funded Levels of Canadian DB Plans Climb to 20-Year High
Surging bond prices helped boost defined benefit plans’ funded ratios to 124%.
Market Moves
Higher Bond Yields? No Big Deal for Stocks, Says BlackRock’s Rieder
Tech won’t really suffer that much because there’s so much new innovation, he argues.
Market Moves
Market Already Has Priced in Good 2021 Earnings, Says Moody’s
Profit forecasts are heady for next year, after 2020’s bust. But it won’t boost stocks much, John Lonski says.