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Pensions
Robust June in Stocks Puts an ‘Exclamation Point’ on Pension Funding
U.S. corporate funding levels stay high as the likelihood grows of an interest rate cut later this year.
Interest rates and market volatility continue to pose a significant risk for many plans.
New data and economic forecasts predict a soft landing, but investors may need help navigating higher inflation and hard-to-predict costs.
For the top 8, including Mercer and BlackRock, last year marked an unaccustomed reversal of fortune, a study by Charles Skorina found.
Positive asset returns, combined with rising bond yields, helped boost pension funds’ solvency.