US Public Pension Plans Ended 2023 at Funding High
Late-year stock market rally drove a $349 billion increase in the 100 largest U.S. public plans’ funding, per Milliman.
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November Yields Mixed Results for Corporate Pension Funded Status
According to Wilshire, November saw the largest monthly increase in liability value since it began tracking corporate pension funded status...
How Higher Interest Rates Are Changing Focus of Fully Funded Pension Funds
Many corporate pension fund leaders are re-evaluating their liability-driven managers and allocations.
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Higher Bond Yields Mean Higher Corporate Pension Funding Levels
Some pension funding models reached their highest points in decades.
July Marks 4th Consecutive Month of Pension Funded Status Increases
Because of a strong equity performance and a dip in liabilities in July, pension funded statuses increased once again, analyst...
Pension Funded Status Improves in April Thanks to Strong Equity Performance
U.S. corporate pension plans’ funded levels improved marginally in April, and many are inching toward full funding, according to analyst...
U.S. State, Municipal Pensions Saw Funding Statuses Fall 6.6% in 2022
The Equable Institute released its final 2022 projections for U.S. state and local public pensions funding status, revealing the best—and...
Key Actuarial Changes for Public Pension Plans in 2023
The Actuarial Standards Board approved changes for public pension plans’ investment portfolio risk assessments, disclosures of employer contributions and investment...
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US Corporate Pension Plans Near Full Funding
Equity performance and higher interest rates in October contribute to higher funded ratios.
Funding Status of Pensions Increases Marginally Despite Equity Market Downturn
Corporate pension funding ratio improves to best rate of the year in September despite 2022’s worst month of market losses
IBM Completes $16 Billion Pension Risk Transfer
Responsibility for 100,000 beneficiaries moving to Prudential, MetLife
Preliminary Public Pension Investment Losses in 2022 Estimated at 10.4% on Average
Economic and geopolitical challenges significantly diminish last year’s gains.
Pension Plans Saw High Discount Rates in April
While overall investment returns were lower, rising discount rates led to overall lower liabilities
Asset Allocation Made the Difference for Corporate Pension Funding in 2021
Plans with higher equity and lower fixed income allotments outperformed.
Interest Rates, Recessions and Pension Plan De-Risking
Bob Browne, CIO at Northern Trust, argues that pension plan sponsors should not wait to de-risk their plans based solely...
Demand Growing for OCIO and PRT Services
Greg Calnon, with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, discusses how outsourced chief investment officer solutions are moving into the DC plan...
‘Peeps’ Candy Company Loses Appeal in Multiemployer Pension Funding Case
The employer sought to carve out new hires from a critical-status multiemployer pension fund and instead direct their contributions into...
Returns Boost Pension Funded Ratios in Q3 2017
Funded status of the typical corporate pension plan increased by 1% or 2% over the quarter, depending on the model...
Corporate Bond Yields Have a Positive Effect on Pension Funding in September
Asset managers that monitor DB plan funded status found 1% through 1.3% increases last month.