Pensions
Corporate Pensions Continue Funding Surplus Rise in January
Strong markets, steady discount rates push funded status higher and higher.
Tag: Funded Status
Asset Allocation
U.S. Corporate Pension Funds Ended 2024 Strong
Aggregate funded status was at 100% for 2024, the first time since before the Global Financial Crisis that pension funds closed the year fully funded or better, per data from WTW.
Pensions
US Pension Plans Set to Increase Contributions in 2025
Approximately 58% of plans saw an increase in funded status, while 68% expect to increase contributions.
Pensions
November Sees Another Gain in Corporate Pension Funded Status
If December can keep up the relatively strong results this year, defined benefit plan funded status may finish in the black for 2024.
Pensions
Corporate Pension Funded Status Stays Flat in July
Strong equities were equivalent to or offset by a decline in pension discount rates.
Pensions
Public Pension Plan Funded Status Increased 0.5% in Q2, per Wilshire
That makes three consecutive quarters with an increase in funded status for public plans.
Pensions
Canadian Pension Funded Statuses Hold Steady in Q2
The plans maintained their surplus amidst weak domestic equity performance.
Pensions
Public Pension Funded Status Reached 79.4% in May
Funded status of the largest 100 US public pensions increased from strong market returns.
Pensions
Funded Status of Largest 100 US Public Pension Funds Rises to 78.6%
Per Milliman, it is the highest funded ratio for public defined benefit plans since May 2022.
Pensions
Stagnant Returns Produce Lower Public Pension Funded Levels in January
Returns for the 100 largest U.S. public plans during the month ranged from a loss of 1% to a gain of slightly more than 1%, per Milliman.
Pensions
Market Rally Raises US Public Pension Funded Levels to 2023’s Highest Point
The stock market rebound in November and December spurred a $349 billion increase in the 100 largest U.S. public plans’ funding, per Milliman.
Pensions
Most US Public Pension Funds Are Distressed, per Equable Report
The average funded ratio for American pension plans was 78.1% in the most recent fiscal year study, with $1.4 trillion in total unfunded liabilities.
Pensions
US Corporate Pensions Rebound to Fully Funded Status
The 100 largest corporate DB plans in the U.S. saw their collective funded ratio rise to 100.7% in May.
Asset Allocation
Corporate Pension Funds Are in Good Shape, So What’s the Worry?
Goldman’s Michael Moran warns against complacency and issues some warnings.
Pensions
Largest Corporate Plans Hit Highest Funded Status Since 2007, Despite 2022 Investment Losses
Higher interest rates lowered liabilities, as average asset losses reach 21% for the fiscal year, a Russell Investments study shows.