Opportunities for Pension Derisking Remain, Despite April Funding Downturn
Amid recent market volatility, pension funded status has taken a hit. It may also be time for some plan sponsors...
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US Corporate Pension Finances Suffered ‘Worst Monthly Loss Since 2022’
Weak markets and rising liabilities resulted in sinking pension funding levels in February.
Pension Funded Status Rose in December, Ending 2024 Strong
U.S. corporate pension plans saw improvements to their funded status at the end of 2024, with rising discount rates triggering...
PennSERS Drops 12% in 2022
The pension fund lost $6.5 billion in asset value over the last year, ending a three-year streak of double-digit gains.
Stars Have Aligned for Union Pension Funding Action
Sources hopeful for Congressional action say arguments about saving union pensions should be linked to the broader social and economic...
A Conversation With a Union Pension Funding Advocate
One outspoken advocate for the Butch Lewis Act says the time is ripe for addressing the funding challenges faced by...
Union Pension Funding Crisis Solution Remains Elusive
There are plenty of ideas to address the funding crisis facing certain multiemployer union pensions, but consensus federal legislation remains...
IRS Publishes 2021 Mortality Improvement Rates for DB Plans
The updated mortality improvement rates and static tables apply for purposes of calculating the funding target and other items for...
Lawmakers Demand Help for Union Pensions
The former Republican Speaker of the House has teamed up with former Representative Joe Crowley to advocate for a solution...
Analyst Sees ‘Moral Hazards’ in GASB Pension Accounting Standards
In addition to promoting inaccurate pension heath assessments, a new academic paper argues, pension accounting rules set by the Governmental...
House Committee Advances Bill to Establish Union Pension Lifeline Program
The legislation aims to establish a 30-year loan program and new financial assistance for financially troubled multiemployer pension plans.
Pension Participants Claim ERISA Breaches in Dow DuPont Pension Transfer
In a new ERISA lawsuit seeking class action status, the plaintiffs claim their pension assets were disloyally and imprudently transferred...
Supreme Court Asked If Well-Funded Pensions Can Harm Participants
ERISA allows plan participants to sue to remedy demonstrable harms they have suffered as a result of fiduciary breaches. Less...
Congress Urged to Act Soon on Union Pension Funding Crisis
Members of the Senate Finance Committee voiced frustration that lawmakers have not yet come to a solution to the multiemployer...
Pragmatic Strategies to Reduce PBGC Premiums This Year
Pension plan sponsors have taken various actions to reduce their PBGC premiums in the last year, resulting in a decline...
MainePERS Has Some Suggestions for Struggling Public Pensions
The plan’s history offers a case study for how to turn around a troubled public pension system after years of...
Missing Deadline, Joint Committee Continues Work on Multiemployer Pension Crisis
Senators and co-chairmen Orrin Hatch and Sherrod Brown said they missed their stated deadline for voting on a package of...
Congressional Democrats Continue Butch Lewis Act Advocacy
The Butch Lewis Act offers a way to preserve union retiree pension benefits through an emergency loan program funded with...
Stakeholders Beg Congress to Act on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans
Passionate testimony from a Teamster to the Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans appeared to outshine...
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Shifting Yield Curve Presents Institutional Investing Opportunities
The chief investment officer at Winthrop Capital Management discusses the uptick in short term interest rates and new opportunities within...