Tag: Defined benefit (db) pension plans

Pensions March 31, 2023

US Pension Risk Transfer Market Hit $51.8 Billion in 2022

Higher interest rates drove a spike in transactions, Aon reports.

Pensions March 10, 2023

Bipartisan legislation is intended to attract workers to fill state job vacancies.

March 1, 2023

This century has been unkind, but maybe some can squeak by with only modest improvements.

March 1, 2023

Essential to public sector employees, a pension fund is a forgotten benefit for most workers in the private sector.

Pensions March 1, 2023

OPERS increases its exposure to alts and U.S. equities, while cutting back on fixed income and foreign equities.

News February 17, 2023

Simultaneous drops for stocks and bonds hit plans in the U.S. and around the world after a long, steady rise, WTW says.

Pensions February 1, 2023

The median loss was the highest reported since the 2008 financial crisis.

Pensions January 27, 2023

Sponsors no longer need to block new workers from defined benefit pensions, as the programs are an advantage, says a study.

Pensions January 17, 2023

Buy-in and buy-out volumes are forecast to top 2019’s record of £43.8 billion

Regulation January 13, 2023

Though SECURE 2.0 primarily focuses on defined contribution plans, it also contains changes relevant for traditional pension plans.

Pensions January 10, 2023

Report finds strong economic gains attributable to DB pension expenditures in 2020 despite COVID-19 outbreak.

Pensions January 9, 2023

Surging bond yields offset double-digit investment losses to push funded levels above 100%.

Pensions January 6, 2023

Vanguard’s 2022 pension sponsor survey explores how the global pandemic, market volatility and rising inflation influenced pension decisionmaking.

Pensions December 15, 2022

Meanwhile, in the US, corporate pension funding levels declined in November.

Research December 2, 2022

WTW study shows the 9% pace wasn’t as high as 2020’s for the top 100 funds, but was still impressive.