PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Margaret McDonald AU - Peter Kahn TI - Pension Risk Transfer on a Budget: <em>Plan Sponsors Take Aim at Targeted Buyouts</em> DP - 2016 Sep 21 TA - Special Issues PG - 48--53 VI - 2016 IP - 1 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/2016/1/48.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/2016/1/48.full AB - Transferring pension risk to the insurance community has proven to be an effective strategy for organizations worldwide. Even so, some firms are unable to execute the size of transaction they would prefer, because their plans are less than fully funded and their de-risking budgets are constrained. In response, many plan sponsors are now targeting specific groups of plan participants for buyout, thereby de-risking distinctive segments of their plans, while remaining within the confines of their transaction budgets. By taking aim at targeted buyouts, plan sponsors can experience corporate finance benefits and secure the promises they have made to plan participants.