Liability-Driven Investment Strategies
Our LDI capabilities include a range of duration-targeting credit strategies designed to help clients stay on their glidepaths and reduce funded-status volatility while also generating competitive yields to help meet plan obligations.
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Approach
- A client's tolerance for risk
- The considerations of various stakeholders
- The anticipated contribution amounts
- The plan's place in a de-risking glidepath
- Desired investment outcomes.
Experts
Sean Kurian, FSA, CAIA, FIA, FRM, is a Managing Director and Head of Institutional Solutions, responsible for the creation of investment solutions for pension plans as well as all aspects of the firm’s derivatives portfolio management and trading. Prior to joining the firm in 2016, Mr. Kurian was lead structuring specialist & derivatives portfolio manager at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, and previously led Towers Watson’s Structured Solutions group. Mr. Kurian serves on FTSE bond index committees on both sides of the Atlantic and has been a frequent media commentator on financial risk management, derivatives and pensions investment. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) in the U.S., a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (FIA) in the U.K., holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation and the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation. Mr. Kurian earned a master’s degree in financial mathematics from the University of Oxford.
Sean Kurian, FSA, CAIA, FIA, FRM, is a Managing Director and Head of Institutional Solutions, responsible for the creation of investment solutions for pension plans as well as all aspects of the firm’s derivatives portfolio management and trading. Prior to joining the firm in 2016, Mr. Kurian was lead structuring specialist & derivatives portfolio manager at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, and previously led Towers Watson’s Structured Solutions gro Read More...
Lynn M. Ryan, CFA, is a Managing Director and lead LDI portfolio manager. Ms. Ryan is a member of the firm’s Investment Policy Committee and has been managing pension assets since joining Goodwin Capital Advisers in 1997, prior to that firm being acquired by Conning in 2011. She was previously employed by BankBoston as a Corporate Lender and is a graduate of Dartmouth College with a bachelor’s degree in economics.
Lynn M. Ryan, CFA, is a Managing Director and lead LDI portfolio manager. Ms. Ryan is a member of the firm’s Investment Policy Committee and has been managing pension assets since joining Goodwin Capital Advisers in 1997, prior to that firm being acquired by Conning in 2011. She was previously employed by BankBoston as a Corporate Lender and is a graduate of Dartmouth College with a bachelo Read More...