Pensions
Public Pension Fund Debt Expected to Reach ‘All-Time High’
Retirement systems will struggle with meeting their required contribution targets, Pew report says.
Tag: Funded Ratio
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.
Market Drilldown
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.
US Corporate Pension Funding Level Rises to 91.4% in April
Improvement boosted by strong investment returns during the month.
Research
Pew: Hawaii’s State Pension Ready to Withstand Recession
Increased contributions and stress tests are key to Hawaii’s financial health.
US Corporate Funded Ratio Slumps in October
Wilshire Consulting’s managing director calls the month’s 1.9 percentage point dip the ‘largest pull back’ since June 2016.
Research
Corporate Pensions’ Funded Ratio Rises for Third Straight Month
Funded status up nearly 5% from November 2016.