While stable markets helped lift defined benefit plans’ funded status, anxiety mounts over recent auto industry bankruptcies.

In late September, Voya IM hosted its exclusive annual gathering of top corporate pension sponsors (with a combined AUM of over $400 billion) and consultants to discuss the big issues in private fixed income today. Here’s what they’re saying.

Trends and key takeaways from 130 corporate defined benefit pension plans to help sponsors determine where they’re ahead of the curve–and where they’re behind.

Artificial intelligence is now a driving force behind market cycles, reshaping fixed income as tech giants seek financing for their historic capex boom. Here’s how it’s changing portfolios, risks, and opportunities.

As tech companies prioritize securing reliable electricity, there is a growing convergence between data center and power projects—and an exceptional opportunity for private capital.

In the increasingly competitive and complex landscape for private credit allocations, private credit secondary strategies allow investors to achieve exposure to a diversified portfolio of high-quality deals via a single investment with the added benefit of potentially higher returns.

Stable value funds and money market funds are often compared in terms of their returns … but only one has had consistent performance over the long term.

While the Fed’s recent rate cut is grabbing headlines, the relative value landscape hasn’t changed, and we continue to favor securitized over corporate credit.

With cash yields continuing to decline, it could be time to consider shifting to a flexible, broadly diversified fixed income strategy.

Ethereum’s evolution from an idea to a powerful and versatile platform is reshaping how financial services are built, delivered, and owned. Behind it is a whole value chain for investors to consider.