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Corporate Pension Funding Ratios Nearly Flat in 2019 Despite 17.3% Returns
Plunging discount rates offset second-largest investment return in 20 years.
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Coronavirus - COVID-19
US Public Pension Funding Levels Plunge to 66% in Q1
Market turmoil has wiped out all funding gains made in 2019.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
US Corporate Pensions See Shocking $93 Billion Funding Gain in March
Surging discount rate offsets asset loss of $85 billion.
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.
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.
Research
Milliman Launches Index to Track Pension Risk Transfer Market
Buyout index estimates cost to transfer retiree pension risk to an insurer.
Pensions
Multiemployer Pension Funding Reaches Pre-Financial Crisis Levels
Double-digit asset gains boost aggregate funded ratio to 85% in 2019.
Pensions
Tumbling Discount Rates Eat Away at Funded Ratios
Despite $14 billion investment gain in January, falling rates cause US corporate pension deficits to balloon.
Pensions
Despite Robust Returns, Funding Level for Top 100 US Corporate Plans Drops in 2019
Record-low rates negate plans’ 15.66% investment return for the year.
Research
2019 Funding Ratio Drops Despite November Lift in US Corporate Pension Investment Returns
Milliman warns a December correction could be ‘disastrous’ for pensions.
Risk
US Corporate Pensions’ Funded Status Rises in October
Powered by investment gains, level increases a half-point to 86.1%
Rising Rates Boosts Corporate Pension Funded Status by $38 billion
The funded ratio of the 100 largest US corporate pensions rises to 85.4%.
US Corporate DB Pension Funding Falls $11 Billion in July
Funded rate of 100 largest DB corporate plans drops to 87.9% during month.
US Defined Benefit Plans Rise in Q2, Recoup Losses from Q4 2018
The 100 largest US public DB plans saw a $50 billion rise in funding during the quarter.
US Corporate Pension Funding Rebounds from May Drubbing
The funded status of the 100 largest corporate DB plans edged higher to 88% in June.