Research
US, Canadian Pension Funds Rebound with Markets in Q2
Resurgent equities erase nearly 40% of US corporate pension funded status loss during first quarter.
Tag: Funded Ratio
Research
Fortunes Diverge for Public, Corporate Pensions
Public pension funding rises, while corporate pension funding falls for second month in a row.
Asset Allocation
Low Funded Public Pensions Might Not Survive the Decade
Market downturn could be the final straw for struggling public pension plans.
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.
Research
Funding for Corporate Plans Ticks Up After Record April
Aggregate funded ratio for company pension funds rose 2.2 percentage points, the first monthly uptick this year, Wilshire report finds.
Pensions
Public Pension Fund Debt Expected to Reach ‘All-Time High’
Retirement systems will struggle with meeting their required contribution targets, Pew report says.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
US Corporate Pensions See Shocking $93 Billion Funding Gain in March
Surging discount rate offsets asset loss of $85 billion.
Asset Management Culture
New York Does Not Expect to Meet 6.8% Fiscal Year Target
The state pension fund is one of the only plans that ends its fiscal year in March, closing as the coronavirus pummels markets.
What’s the Answer to Low Returns for Pension Programs? Alts
Funds that favor alts are doing well, as some plans show. Quite well.
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.
Asset Allocation
US Corporate Pension Plans’ Funded Ratios Fell 4 Points in February
Company retirement systems dropped to an 82% average funded ratio, the lowest level since 2016, thanks to the coronavirus.
Pensions
Public Pension Funding Ratio Hits Three-Year High in Q4 2019
But market volatility caused by the coronavirus threatens to erase some of the gains.
Regulation
Canadian Defined Benefit Plans Surge at End of 2019
Rising bond yields, strong asset returns bring funded ratio to near all-time high.
Market Moves
UK DB Plans Funded Ratio Rises to 96.1% in November
Deficit for UK defined benefit plans fell to £71.1 billion.
US Corporate Pension Funding Rebounds from May Drubbing
The funded status of the 100 largest corporate DB plans edged higher to 88% in June.