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Sign InIn a move reflecting the growing reliance on major financial institutions to manage long-term liabilities, Verizon and Lockheed Martin have appointed Goldman Sachs Asset Management as the outsourced CIO (OCIO) for their retirement plans. The total assets under management amount to $70 billion, comprising $30 billion in defined benefit assets and $40 billion in defined contribution assets. This decision highlights a growing trend among major U.S. employers to outsource the management of complex retirement portfolios to specialized firms to navigate sophisticated investment environments.
This mandate reinforces Goldman Sachs' leadership in the OCIO market, competing against rivals like BlackRock and JPMorgan Chase for massive institutional mandates. Per market data, JPMorgan (JPM) closed at $335.47 on July 9, 2026, while Bank of America (BAC) stood at $58.3 on July 8, 2026. Industry reports from Bloomberg suggest the OCIO sector has seen consistent growth exceeding 10% annually as corporations seek to mitigate operational risks and volatility associated with pension funding.
Regarding market performance, GS closed at $1,029.64, while LMT stood at $527.96 (as of July 8, 2026) and VZ at $42.24 (as of July 9, 2026). Investors will now watch for the impact of these significant asset inflows on Goldman’s management fee margins in upcoming earnings reports, while monitoring broader U.S. economic data for shifts in institutional investment sentiment.