Risk
Q1 Earnings Slide Thought to Be Rock Bottom
The March-ending quarter is expected to book a 6.2% decline, but FactSet says analysts think this is the worst.
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What Are the Best Value Stocks—and the Ones to Shun?
Northern Trust screens for the top of the class, and also to red-flag the less appealing bargain plays.
Alternatives
Our Expert Panel Will Explore Investing in Alts on Tuesday
FedEx’s Jeff Lewis, Conning’s Richard Sega, and CAIA’s John Bowman will cover the popular asset class in next week’s CIO webinar.
Pensions
Special Report: Will Pension Risk Transfers Someday Control All DB Plans?
The trend is mounting for corporate sponsors to shunt liabilities to insurers. But some don’t want to do that, and others can’t.
News
FedEx to Close Pension Plan to New Employees
Move comes on heels of report that firm paid $0 in taxes in 2018.
Risk
FedEx Sending $6 Billion in Pension Liabilities to MetLife
Transaction is largest risk transfer in US since Verizon/Prudential deal.
Newsmakers
FedEx, Kroger to Contribute $1 Billion Each to DB Plans
FedEx’s 2017 pension contribution is more than triple that of 2015 and 2016 combined.