Archived Insight | April 19, 2019

Pension Risk in Multiemployer Plans: How to Identify It

Risk is a fundamental feature of any defined benefit pension or defined contribution program, and managing risk is a significant challenge facing sponsors of multiemployer retirement plans.

Trustees need the ability to identify and measure risk in order to properly manage it.

This requires an understanding of what the risks are, their impact, and their likelihood, and access to timely information to allow trustees to take action, when appropriate.

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Our Multiemployer Retirement Practice leader, David Dean, details the types of risks associated with multiemployer pension plans.

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This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, tax or investment advice. You are encouraged to discuss the issues raised here with your legal, tax and other advisors before determining how the issues apply to your specific situations.