Synthetic GICs were first introduced in the late 1980s by banks and investment managers anxious to capture a share of the rapidly growing stable value market. By replicating the traditional GIC's book value payment feature for participants, synthetic GICs were granted similar book value accounting treatment by many accounting firms. The CIF Handbook revises the 2005 version and provides detailed guidance on the expectations of the OCC regarding the offering and administration of collective investment funds (CIFs)—including common trust funds for fiduciary assets, employee benefit plan collective funds, and other pooled investment funds operated under the OCC's Stable Value Investment Association| 1 Stable Value Stable value investment options have been offered in defined contribution plans since these plans' inception in the 1970s.i Throughout their 40 year history, stable value funds have consistently delivered a unique combination of benefits: liquidity, principal preservation and The Handbook of Stable Value Investments. Wiley. Used - Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. The Handbook of Stable Value Investments (Frank J. Fabozzi Series 166) - Kindle edition by Frank J. Fabozzi. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Handbook of Stable Value Investments (Frank J. Fabozzi Series 166). Stable value investment contracts do not provide principal safety to the pension plan contractholder. Investment contracts in defined benefit plans must generally be reported at market value (see Q 37), and plan-initiated withdrawals from the contracts are honored either at market value or at the lesser of book or market (see Q 34). MMC Benefits Handbook. Your Investment Options The funds available as of November 21, 2018 are listed below by category of investment. Generally, stable value funds are considered to have the lowest risk and lowest potential returns. The remaining three categories of investment options are Chapter 23 Stable-Value Pension Investments John R. Caswell, CFA Managing Partner Galliard Capital Management Karl P. Tourville Managing Partner Galliard Capital Management The rapid formation and widespread use of defined-contribution - Selection from The Handbook of Financial Instruments [Book] The answer is that stable-value funds are not risk-free, but they are a low-risk investments. Although they share many characteristics with money market funds--both seek to maintain stable $1 NAVs The Investment Management Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas met on September 22, 2016, in the boardroom located on the fifth floor of the TRS East Building offices at 1000 Red River Street, Austin, Texas. Stable value funds used to invest almost exclusively in Guaranteed Investment Contracts (GICs), which are agreements between insurance carriers and 401(k) plan providers that promise a certain Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of a fund before investing. For a prospectus, or a summary prospectus if available, containing this and other information for any Putnam fund or product, contact your financial representative, call Putnam at 1-888-4-PUTNAM (1-888-478-8626), or click on the prospectus section to view or download a Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of a fund before investing. For a prospect