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The majority of pension trackers reported that strong equity markets could not offset a rise in liabilities.

Higher stocks and relatively stable interest rates boosted funding surpluses to more than $70 billion, Milliman found.

Pension trackers report record corporate pension funding in February due to strong markets and higher interest and discount rates.

Opportunities may arise for plan sponsors to take advantage of excess pension assets, but taxes must be considered. 

U.S. corporate pension plans see their funded status continue rising in January, consulting firms and trackers show.

Plan funding improved in most pension measures, despite the bond-market rally.

Equity losses for the month were offset by the largest single-monthly decline in liability value this year.

The drop in global equities led to the first overall decline 2023.

Overall, U.S. corporate pension funding levels experienced a slight increase last month.

Funding levels improved most for pension funds that have significant weighting towards equities, said Agilis.

December equity performance reduced pension funding levels from highs earlier in the year.

Increases in both funded status and availability have spurred a huge year expected to reach more than $50 billion in...

The funding status of corporate pensions in the U.S. was down narrowly in November, as liability growth outweighed investment gains.

Pension funding status improved slightly in August, according to Sweta Vaidya, North American head of Solution Design with Insight Investment.