Discount Rate Increase Helps Grow Pensions in February
LGIMA expects heavy fixed income contributions to come.
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Swedish Pension Fund AP6 Returns 12.3% in 2017
Annual return nearly doubles earnings from previous year.
UK Pensions Could Benefit from Black Box Thinking
Report says DB plans should take best practices cues from aviation industry.
US Public DB Plans Boost Funded Level to 73.1% in Q4
Public pension funding improved by $60 billion during last quarter of 2017.
Swedish Pension Fund AP4 Returns 9.1%
Fund’s capital rises nearly $3.7 billion to $43.6 billion in 2017.
US Public Companies Continue to Bolster Pension Funds
Several companies announced recent and impending pension fund contributions during the month.
US Public Pension Funds Break Cardinal Rule of Investing
Research shows that institutional investors rely on past performance to gauge future returns.
Canada Pension Plan Rises 4% in Q3 of Fiscal 2018
Total assets gain C$8.9 billion to reach record high of C$337.1 billion.
Malaysia’s Largest Pension Returns 14.13% in 2017
Employees Provident Fund also declares highest dividend in 20 years.
Danish Pension Fund ATP Returns 29.5% in 2017
Fund adds $4.9 billion for total assets of $126.9 billion.
Funded Ratio for US Corporate Plans Gain 3.8% in January
Ratio rises to its highest level in more than four years.
Sweden’s AP2 Sees 9.1% Gains in 2017
Fund to continue its mission of implementing ESG practices into all investment decisions in 2018.
Canadian DB Pensions Rise 4.4% in Q4, 9.7% for 2017
Low interest rates, and a rising global economy boosted returns.
