FTSE 100 Pension Liabilities Increase by £95 Billion
Report shows that pension closures continue at the UK’s largest companies.
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Dutch Pensions Continue to Dwindle from Consolidation
The number of plans in the Netherlands has plunged 75% in 20 years.
Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System Returns 15.8%
Gains push fund’s total asset value to more than $11 billion.
Kentucky Teachers’ Pension Gains 15.37%
Performance places TRS in top 8% of large pension funds.
Illinois’ Teacher Pension Plans Favor White, Affluent Students
Report says pension plans deepen school funding inequities.
Seven-Year Streak of Falling Corporate DC Plan Fees Ends
NEPC report says fees didn’t decline for the first time since 2010.
Florida State Pension Plan Returns 13.77%
Every asset class outperformed its benchmark, except private equity.
Multi-Employer Pensions Divided Between Haves, Have Nots
Reports take half-empty, half-full view of pension funding.
Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Returns 2.6% in Q2
Fund reports best half-year return in Norwegian kroner in its history.
Public Employees Overwhelmingly Choose Pensions Over 401(k)s
Survey also finds workers in defined contribution plans earn lower returns than those in defined benefit plans.
Connecticut Unfunded Pension Liabilities Miscalculated, Report Says
Cause linked to unreported debt, unrealistic return expectations.
New Mexico State Investment Council Reveals FY 2018 Investment Plan
Hurdles include high valuations of risk assets, macroeconomic future.
Fidelity: UK Pensioners Face 46% Lower Income Than Before ’07 Crash
“Important not to abandon hope,” associate director says.
Credit Suisse: Commodities Picked Up in July on Signs of Economic Improvement
The oil sector gained with improving demand, although expectations for OPEC’s prospects of bringing down global production were reduced.
Connecticut Liabilities Outpace Asset Growth
Liabilities more than double in 10 years, while assets gain 28%.