Pensions
US Corporate Pensions See Largest Monthly Funding Gain Since 2003
Funding boost helped by combination of robust investment gains and rising discount rates.
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Despite Robust Returns, US Corporate Pension Funding Falls in July
Record-low discount rates erase 2.85% asset gains for the month.
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Corporate Pension Plans’ Funded Status Dips for First Time Since April
A surge in liabilities from low discount rates dropped aggregate ratios 1.3 percentage points to 79.9%, Wilshire says.
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US, Canadian Pension Funds Rebound with Markets in Q2
Resurgent equities erase nearly 40% of US corporate pension funded status loss during first quarter.
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Fortunes Diverge for Public, Corporate Pensions
Public pension funding rises, while corporate pension funding falls for second month in a row.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
US Corporate Pension Funded Ratio, Risk Transfer Costs Decline in April
Falling discount rates strike again, negating the market rebound for corporate DB plans.
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Corporate Pension Funding Ratios Nearly Flat in 2019 Despite 17.3% Returns
Plunging discount rates offset second-largest investment return in 20 years.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
US Corporate Pensions See Shocking $93 Billion Funding Gain in March
Surging discount rate offsets asset loss of $85 billion.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
February Volatility Wipes Out $71 Billion in US Corporate Pension Funding
The funded ratio of the 100 largest US plans fell to its lowest level in over three years.
Pensions
Tumbling Discount Rates Eat Away at Funded Ratios
Despite $14 billion investment gain in January, falling rates cause US corporate pension deficits to balloon.
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2019 Funding Ratio Drops Despite November Lift in US Corporate Pension Investment Returns
Milliman warns a December correction could be ‘disastrous’ for pensions.
FTSE 350 Pension Deficit Hits Two-Year High
Mercer warns pension trustees to brace for a no-deal Brexit.
Falling Discount Rates Send Corporate Pension Funding Tumbling
Funded ratio of 100 largest US corporate plans drops to 83.8% from 87.7%.
US Corporate DB Pension Funding Falls $11 Billion in July
Funded rate of 100 largest DB corporate plans drops to 87.9% during month.
TPR Cracks Down on UK Firms Changing Names to Shirk Pension Duties
Regulator is hunting employers that rebrand to try to dodge workplace pension responsibilities.