Pensions
Corporate Pension Funded Status Mixed in August
Some trackers saw their first decline in funded status in months, during a 'tumultuous' month for equities.
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Pensions
IBM Secures $6B Pension Risk Transfer With Prudential
The latest deal follows the company closing its defined contribution plan in 2023 in favor of a cash-balance pension plan and an earlier $16 billion PRT.
Pensions
Corporate Pension Funded Status Stays Flat in July
Strong equities were equivalent to or offset by a decline in pension discount rates.
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
Corporate Pension Plan Funded Status Shows Continued Improvement
May saw a decline in discount rates, while equity markets maintained high funding levels.
Pensions
Pension Risk Transfer Premiums Reach $14.6 Billion in Q1
146 contracts were sold in the quarter, a 26% increase from Q1 2023 and an all-time record.
Pensions
UPS Hires Goldman Sachs Asset Management as OCIO for $43.4 Billion Pension Plans
The company's investment staff will join GSAM, following one of the largest OCIO mandates to date.
Pensions
US Corporate Pension Funding Mixed on Stock Declines
Record pension funding levels cooled slightly in April from a drop in asset values, but were partly saved by another uptick in discount rates.
Pensions
Nearly Half of the Largest US Pension Funds are More Than 100% Funded, Milliman Reports
Of the largest 100 corporate DB plans, none had a funded status less than 75%, according to Milliman’s annual corporate pension funding status.
Pensions
US Corporate Pensions Continue Funding Surplus in March
Funded status for U.S. defined benefit plans continues to push to all-time highs, according to several data trackers.
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
Corporate Pension Funding Levels Skyrocket in February
A majority of the largest U.S. corporate pensions are at their highest levels in decades, according to a number of pension trackers.
Pensions
With Corporate DB Pension Funding at All-Time High, Will Pension Reversion Transactions Increase?
Likely not, but there are opportunities for plan sponsors to take advantage of excess pension assets.
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
US Corporate Pension Plans Continue to Improve Funded Status in January
A rise in discount rates helped most statuses increase last month, according to multiple pension trackers.