Tag: Pensions

Pensions March 13, 2023

Corporate Pension Funding Ratios See Slight Increase in February

Volatile equity market performance mostly offset the impact of lower liability values in February, resulting in a modest boost in corporate pension funded ratios.

Pensions February 14, 2023

Corporate Pension Funding Posts Small Gain in January

Lower effective yields on 10- and 30-year Treasury bonds, and on corporate credit, decreased the discount rate, offsetting strong equity gains.

Newsmakers February 2, 2023

LACERA Issues RFP for System’s Real Assets Emerging Manager Program

The $67.6 billion pension system is seeking a discretionary separate account manager to implement the Real Assets Emerging Manager Program.

Pensions January 17, 2023

U.S. State, Local Public Pensions Saw Funding Statuses Fall in 2022

The Equable Institute recently released its year-end update to State of Pensions 2022, covering the funding status of public pensions across the country.

Newsmakers January 13, 2023

Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois Issues RFP for Investment Consultant

The $60.7 billion pension system is seeking a firm to assist in investment decisions after RVK’s 5-year term expires this year.

Pensions January 13, 2023

Poor December Equity Performance Reduces Pension Funding Status

Corporate pension funding statuses marginally retreat from record funding levels to end 2022.

Pensions December 15, 2022

WTW Backs Hibernation, OCIO, ESG and Diversification in Recommendations for 2023

Report outlines seven moves pension funds should be making in an uncertain economic climate.

Pensions December 14, 2022

Strong November for Equities Yields Lower Pension Funding

Most gauges of U.S. corporate pension health remained fully funded in November, even as they dropped from higher levels earlier in the year, data showed.

Pensions December 6, 2022

OECD Pensions Outlook 2022: Developing Asset-Backed Pension Systems

Latest worldwide pensions review discusses how to develop and strengthen asset-backed pensions and makes recommendations on governance and fee structures.

Newsmakers December 5, 2022

NBA Approves Institutional Investors’ Passive Ownership Stakes in Teams

Investors including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and endowments can own passive stakes in NBA franchises, following a 2020 decision to welcome private equity firms.

Pensions November 28, 2022

Higher Interest Rates Put LDI Derivative Usage into Question

LDI strategies allow for passive equity to be replaced by holding ‘cash’ and synthetic equity instruments. But with better funding statuses, are pensions’ derivative positions less necessary?