TY - JOUR T1 - Rising Costs and Potential Tax Reform Driving Growth for Pension De-Risking JF - Special Issues SP - 28 LP - 34 DO - 10.3905/sp.2017.2017.1.028 VL - 2017 IS - 1 AU - Rohit Mathur AU - Scott Kaplan AU - Peter Kahn Y1 - 2017/09/30 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/2017/1/28.abstract N2 - Corporate plan sponsors continue to grapple with the risks and rising costs associated with managing and maintaining their pension plans. To combat these persistent pressures, plan sponsors are considering a variety of de-risking strategies. Today, a positive economic landscape and the possibility of tax reform could prompt increased market activity. By accelerating pension funding and de-risking ahead of potential tax reform, companies could generate significant economic benefits while securing their pension promises (when they have the means to do so). ER -