Falling Discount Rates Send Corporate Pension Funding Tumbling
Funded ratio of 100 largest US corporate plans drops to 83.8% from 87.7%.
Funded ratio of 100 largest US corporate plans drops to 83.8% from 87.7%.
Lane Clark & Peacock expects UK mortality projections to show longer life expectancies.
Alternative strategy seeks to increase returns, improve funded status, avoid ‘death spiral.’
For the seventh straight year, private equity is the top performer for US public pensions.
Fundraising for first half of 2019 was only a fraction of last year’s record.
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Funded rate of 100 largest DB corporate plans drops to 87.9% during month.
Funding level falls to 95% from 97%.
PBGC multiemployer program is expected to run out of money in six years.
Market volatility, active management worked against all plan types.
Total returns for the first half of the year register a robust 10.2%.