Almost half of sponsors to defined benefit plans will consider some form of lump-sum payouts in the next two years, according to the Mercer-CFO Research 2015 Risk Survey.
That data comes less than two months after Mercer, the benefits broker that also consults with sponsors on pension de-risking options, launched its Pension Risk Exchange, an online platform that gives sponsors access to real-time bids on prospective buyout deals.
About 60 percent of the sponsors surveyed by Mercer for its latest report have already executed some form of lump-sum payment to vested employees.
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Nick Thornton
Nick Thornton is a financial writer covering retirement and health care issues for BenefitsPRO and ALM Media. He greatly enjoys learning from the vast minds in the legal, academic, advisory and money management communities when covering the retirement space. He's also written on international marketing trends, financial institution risk management, defense and energy issues, the restaurant industry in New York City, surfing, cigars, rum, travel, and fishing. When not writing, he's pushing into some land or water.
