Pensions
Public Pension Funded Ratios Decline to 87.4% in September
Market losses during the month erased $112 billion in funding for the 100 largest U.S. public pensions.
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Pensions
Market Turmoil Sparked by Iran War Wiped Out $233B in Public Pension Funding
A 3.5% aggregate investment loss for the 100 largest public defined benefit plans in the U.S. sent their funded ratios sharply lower in March, according to Milliman.
Pensions
Public Pension Funding Ratios Modestly Increase in Fiscal 2025
Between 2023 and 2025, the funded status of state and local plans increased 1.5 percentage points, the Boston College Center for Retirement Research found.
Pensions
Public Pension Funded Ratios Register 1st Decline Since April
The funded ratio for the 100 largest U.S. public pension plans fell by 160 basis points in October.
Pensions
Public Pension Funded Status Reached 79.4% in May
Funded status of the largest 100 US public pensions increased from strong market returns.
Pensions
Funded Status of Largest 100 US Public Pension Funds Rises to 78.6%
Per Milliman, it is the highest funded ratio for public defined benefit plans since May 2022.
Pensions
Stagnant Returns Produce Lower Public Pension Funded Levels in January
Returns for the 100 largest U.S. public plans during the month ranged from a loss of 1% to a gain of slightly more than 1%, per Milliman.
Pensions
Market Rally Raises US Public Pension Funded Levels to 2023’s Highest Point
The stock market rebound in November and December spurred a $349 billion increase in the 100 largest U.S. public plans’ funding, per Milliman.
Pensions
Funded Level for U.S. Public Pensions Slips to 73.7% in May
The 100 largest public plans saw an aggregate investment loss of 1% during the month.
Pensions
Volatility Has Little Effect on Public Pension Funded Levels in March
The funded ratio of the 100 largest U.S. public pensions rose despite interest rate hike, banking failures.
Asset Allocation
Public Pension Funded Status Waned as Corporate Plans Thrived in 2022
The funded ratio for the 100 largest public funds dropped to less than 73%, while corporate plans rose to 110%.
Pensions
US Public Pensions’ Funded Ratio Soars to Record in Q4
The number of plans with funded levels above 90% nearly doubled during the final quarter of 2020.
Research
Fortunes Diverge for Public, Corporate Pensions
Public pension funding rises, while corporate pension funding falls for second month in a row.
Top 100 US Public Pensions Lose $23 Billion in Q2
Contributions and lackluster returns outweighed by benefits payments.