Research
Despite Robust Returns, US Corporate Pension Funding Falls in July
Record-low discount rates erase 2.85% asset gains for the month.
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Research
Fortunes Diverge for Public, Corporate Pensions
Public pension funding rises, while corporate pension funding falls for second month in a row.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
US Corporate Pension Funded Ratio, Risk Transfer Costs Decline in April
Falling discount rates strike again, negating the market rebound for corporate DB plans.
Research
Corporate Pension Funding Ratios Nearly Flat in 2019 Despite 17.3% Returns
Plunging discount rates offset second-largest investment return in 20 years.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
US Corporate Pensions See Shocking $93 Billion Funding Gain in March
Surging discount rate offsets asset loss of $85 billion.
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%
More Corporate Pension Plans Transferring Risk, Milliman reports
Despite fluctuations, the largest pension plans ended 2016 with their funded ratios little changed.