Regulation
PBGC Issues Interim Final Rule on Multiemployer Bailout Plan
The agency’s proposal sets a priority system for distributing $94 billion to severely underfunded pension plans.
Tag: Defined Benefit
Pensions
Special Report: How to Ensure a Smooth Pension Risk Transfer
Without thoughtful preparation, offloading liabilities can be a costly and time-consuming endeavor.
Regulation
Multiple Employer Pension Plans May Need to Brace Themselves for Lawsuits
Consulting firm October Three says lawyers will likely set their sights on MEPs.
Risk
Lawsuit: DC Plans More Vulnerable to ERISA Litigation Than DB Plans
Lawyers taking aim at a company’s retirement savings plan say firms with 401(k)s should expect to be sued more than those with traditional pensions.
Pensions
US Corporate Pension Funding Nudges Higher in FY 2020
Asset returns of 13.4% offset plunging discount rates to lift funded levels to 88.4%.
Newsmakers
Florida Senate Passes Bill to Move Most State Workers to DC Plan
Opponents say the proposed legislation attempts to solve a problem that doesn’t exist.
Tactical Shifts: How Institutional Investors Are Adjusting Asset Mixes Now
Private credit, real estate, emerging markets. Here are the ways CIOs at HOOPP, the James Irvine Foundation, and two others are solving the allocation puzzle.
Pensions
Funded Levels of Canadian DB Plans Climb to 20-Year High
Surging bond prices helped boost defined benefit plans’ funded ratios to 124%.
Pensions
US Corporate Pension Funded Ratio Climbs to 92.9% in February
Despite weak returns, funded levels rise for the fifth consecutive month.
Pensions
Multiemployer Pensions Reach Highest Funding Levels in 13 Years
Robust asset gains in 2020 raised funded ratios to pre-global financial crisis levels.
Pensions
Pension Fund Assets in Largest Markets Rise 11% in 2020
A second straight year of double-digit growth boosted global pension asset values to $52.5 trillion.
Asset Allocation
US Corporate Pension Funded Ratio Climbs to 89.8% in January
An increase in discount rates boosted the funded levels of the 100 largest corporate pension plans by $39 billion.
Newsmakers
Jacque Millard, Longtime Intermountain Healthcare CIO, Has Retired
The allocator, who spent nearly 28 years at the fund, is mulling over her next move, while filling her schedule with advisory commitments.
Corporate Moves
General Electric Proposes Freezing UK Pension Plans
Move would affect 2,800 employees in two defined benefit plans starting in 2022.
Pensions
US Corporate Pensions Funding Drops in 2020 Despite Robust Returns
Aggregate investment return of 11.72% wasn’t enough to counter falling interest rates.