Pensions
US Corporate Pension Funding Nudges Higher in FY 2020
Asset returns of 13.4% offset plunging discount rates to lift funded levels to 88.4%.
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Asset Allocation
US Corporate Pension Funded Ratio Climbs to 89.8% in January
An increase in discount rates boosted the funded levels of the 100 largest corporate pension plans by $39 billion.
Pensions
US Corporate Pensions Funding Drops in 2020 Despite Robust Returns
Aggregate investment return of 11.72% wasn’t enough to counter falling interest rates.
Research
Huge Investment Gain Boosts Corporate Pension Funding by $12 Billion
Over 5% return in November helps raise funded ratio of 100 largest corporate pensions to 86.2%.
Pensions
Funded Status of US Corporate Pensions Rises $21 Billion in October
Aggregate deficit of 100 largest defined benefit plans falls to lowest level since March.
Research
Corporate Pension Asset Values Drop for First Time in Six Months
Discount rates rise for second straight month after hitting all-time low in July.
Pensions
US Corporate Pensions See Largest Monthly Funding Gain Since 2003
Funding boost helped by combination of robust investment gains and rising discount rates.
Research
Despite Robust Returns, US Corporate Pension Funding Falls in July
Record-low discount rates erase 2.85% asset gains for the month.
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.