Asset Allocation
World’s 300 Largest Pension Funds’ Assets Rise to Record $23.6 Trillion
Japan’s GPIF remains the largest pension fund in the world for the 20th straight year.
Tag: defined benefit pension plan
Asset Management Culture
Pension Buyouts a Relative Bargain, Says Mercer
Tweaking of Pension Buyout Index shows annuity buyouts cost less than accounting liabilities.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
State Pension Funding Drop to Lowest Level in 30 Years, Wilshire Says
Public plans were 62.6% funded in the first quarter after the coronavirus wiped out 12.2 percentage points.
Opinion
Op-Ed: U.S. Public Pension Underfunding—Don’t Make the Same Mistake Thrice
As some lawmakers suggest states consider declaring bankruptcy, governments will be tempted to cut back on pension contributions. Amundi Pioneer senior adviser Charles E.F. Millard urges them not to do so.