Category: NISA in the News
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Institutional Investor Features Rick Ratkowski on Pension Funded Status
NISA’s Managing Director, Investment Strategies, Rick Ratkowski, was recently featured in Institutional Investor, offering a perspective on how corporate pension plans can think about their portfolios in today’s environment. With aggregate funded status for large U.S. defined benefit plans now exceeding 100%, Ratkowski argues that many plans, particularly those funded at 110-115%, may be well-positioned…
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MarketWatch Quotes NISA Chief Economist Stephen Douglass
NISA Chief Economist Stephen Douglass was quoted in MarketWatch ahead of Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole economic policy meeting held today. Stephen said the majority of Fed officials would rather “hold and hope” that the Iran war ends soon instead of raising interest rates. Stephen was quoted as saying: “I think [Fed Chair Kevin]…
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CNBC and Barron’s quote NISA Chief Economist Stephen Douglass
NISA Chief Economist Stephen Douglass was recently quoted in both CNBC and Barron’s following this week’s Federal Reserve meeting, where the FOMC voted 9-3 to hold interest rates steady. Three policymakers dissented in favor of a rate hike, the highest number calling for an increase since September 2016. As quoted in CNBC, Stephen noted that…
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The Associated Press Quotes Stephen Douglass
The Federal Reserve is expected to hold rates steady at its meeting today, but pressure is mounting on Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to take action as inflation remains persistently above the Fed’s 2% target. Renewed conflict in the Middle East has pushed gas prices back above $4 a gallon nationally, adding to inflationary pressures from…
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EQDerivatives Quotes Mohan Balachandran on Market Neutral Strategies
In a recent article by EQDerivatives, NISA’s Head of Quantitative Equity Mohan Balachandran shared his perspective on the growing institutional demand for equity market neutral strategies amid geopolitical uncertainty and increased equity volatility. Mohan noted that, “Demand for market neutral strategies has accelerated and we believe recent equity whipsaws have been reinforcing.” He also highlighted…
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Stephen Douglass Quoted in Financial Times
PCE is set to be released Thursday and is anticipated to sharpen market views on the strength of spending. Consumer spending has been steady despite higher energy costs driving inflation, but this resilience may be tested going forward. NISA Chief Economist Stephen Douglass was quoted in the Financial Times with his perspective as saying: “The…
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MarketWatch Quotes Stephen Douglass, NISA Chief Economist
Chairman Warsh’s first FOMC meeting yielded a hawkish surprise in the dot plot and substantial changes to the Fed’s communication policies. In addition to shortening the FOMC statement and dropping forward guidance, Chairman Warsh announced five task forces on various aspects of monetary policymaking. According to NISA Chief Economist Stephen Douglass, the press conference was…
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EQDerivatives Quotes Ken Lester, NISA Managing Director, Portfolio Management
While speaking in a fireside chat at Global EQD with Pierre Trecourt, co-founder of Premialab, Ken highlighted the importance of precision in the implementation of defensive portfolios and said the real value of QIS’s transparency is that it allows for real-time monitoring of risk. Ken shared NISA’s experience implementing more than 200 QIS strategies for…
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MarketWatch Quotes NISA’s Chief Economist
In the MarketWatch article “The 4.2% inflation rate is a bummer, but the worst might be over,” written by Jeffry Bartash and published June 10, 2026, NISA’s Chief Economist Stephen Douglass weighed in on the CPI report. Though the tariff landscape is evolving in response to legal challenges, the impact on consumer prices appears to…
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Forbes Features NISA Research in Private Credit Structural Analysis
A recent Forbes article titled “The Wrapper Is The Alpha: Lessons From Q1 2026 About Private Credit,” authored by Steven Brod, CEO and CIO of Crystal Capital Partners, draws a critical distinction between private credit as an asset class and the vehicle structures used to access it — and references the research from NISA to…