Pensions
Pension Funding Soars in September due to Interest Rate Hike
A 47-bps jump in benchmark corporate bond rates offset one of the largest market losses of the year.
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Pensions
Returns Drive Small August Boost in Corporate Pension Funded Status
Last month’s equity market performance more than offset a slight drop in interest rates.
Pensions
A New Story Underlies July Corporate Pension Funding Gains
High interest rates offset low equity returns.
Pensions
Equity Gains Bolster Corporate Pension Funding in April
Coming off a rocky March, defined benefit plan funding rebounded last month.
Pensions
BlackRock: Record High Corporate Pension Surplus Levels Need to Be Preserved
According to the asset manager, plan sponsors should focus on investments, plan management and governance to help plans achieve and maintain full funding.
Pensions
March Market Losses Drive Down Corporate Pension Funding, Quarter Still Strong
The funded status of the largest 100 U.S. corporate defined benefit plans improved by $6 billion in the year’s first quarter, according to Milliman.
Pensions
Corporate Pensions See Mixed Funding Ratios in February
Some barometers found funding surpluses pushing near 110%.
Pensions
Pension Funding Ratios Build on 2025 Gains in January
The funded status of the 100 largest corporate defined benefit plans climbed to 109% last month.
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.
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.