Pensions
Pension Finances Improve for Third Straight Quarter
An increase in discount rates, coupled with a decrease in liabilities, is largely responsible for the December 2025 outcome.
Tag: corporate pensions
Pensions
November Delivers Mixed Results for Pension Finances
Liability increases generally offset positive investment returns.
Pensions
Corporate Pension Funding Surpluses Grow for Seventh Straight Month
Ratios continue to improve as markets continue to gain momentum.
Pensions
Corporate Pensions See Funding Ratio Gains in July
The funded status of corporate plans increased for the fourth consecutive month, primarily due to a decline in the value of liabilities.
Pensions
Corporate Pension Funded Status Stays Flat in July
Strong equities were equivalent to or offset by a decline in pension discount rates.
Pensions
Nearly Half of the Largest US Pension Funds are More Than 100% Funded, Milliman Reports
Of the largest 100 corporate DB plans, none had a funded status less than 75%, according to Milliman’s annual corporate pension funding status.
Newsmakers
AstraZeneca to End Its US Corporate Pension Plan
Terminating the $1.3 billion plan is significant because the pharmaceutical industry is one of the few strongholds for DB plans, according to a Willis Towers Watson report.
Risk
US Corporate Pensions’ Funded Status Rises in October
Powered by investment gains, level increases a half-point to 86.1%
Corporate Pensions Slip 0.4% in June
Funded ratio is still up 7.6% YTD, according to Wilshire.
Research
Wilshire Consulting: Corporate Pensions Drop Slightly in May, Maintain 6% YTD Increase
The global advisory company points to an increase in liability values to explain May’s -0.2% fall.