de-risking

Although I've been in this business since 1980, before last spring I had never heard of the term "de-risking."

Forbes.com: News ETFChannel.com 2011

As part of our long-term de-risking strategy, 2012 cash contributions to funded plans are expected to be about $3.5 billion globally compared to $1.1 billion in 2011. 2012 includes discretionary contributions to our U.S. plans of about $2 billion.

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But I will say again what I said, which is, our de-risking strategy that we've been pursuing, we think has given where we are today and the volatility in the markets has meaningfully benefited us relative to a typical pension plan with typical asset allocation.

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"We've made a commitment to de-risking our portfolio," said an Aflac spokeswoman.

Big Losses Hang Over Some European Insurers David Enrich 2011

"It appears the latest financial bubble has burst, and the markets now face another difficult de-risking and de-leveraging period," said Doug Noland , fund manager of Federated Prudent Bear Fund, part of Federated Investors Inc.

Short Selling Declines at Big Board Alejandro J. Martinez 2011

Crude futures "got swept up in another wave of de-risking that appeared triggered by the lack of apparent progress at the weekend EU meeting in Poland," research firm Ritterbusch and Associates said.

Oil Futures Fall to 3-Week Lows Christian Berthelsen 2011

"These kinds of events two years ago would have produced a significant de-risking" in which investors bail out of stocks, says Erin Browne , director of macro trading at Citigroup.

Stocks Shining as Bonds Lose Luster Jonathan Cheng 2011

He has set out a distinctive strategy of de-risking Glaxo's operations by embracing diversification into areas such as consumer health care, emerging markets and biotechnology.

Glaxo Posts Solid Earnings Sten Stovall 2011

The group's core Tier 1 capital ratio will be 8% after the consolidation, Mr. Ackermann says, although this could improve given divestments, further de-risking in the investment bank and the freeing up of capital as Postbank's noncore assets are run down.

Post-Postbank, Deutsche still must raise returns 2010

We expect the UK banks to retain more than £30bn of equity over the next three years to support their existing portfolios, further de-risking the system but constraining credit provision.

Britain's banks should not be broken up, says UBS Nick Fletcher 2010