S&P 1500 Pensions’ Funded Status Rises 1% in September
Pensions' funded status reaches highest levels since 2015.
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Mercer: Companies Changing DB Funding, Risk Strategies Due to PBGC Premiums, Capital Markets
Nearly 80% of all respondents are now contributing more than the minimum level of funding to their DB plans, survey says.
FTSE 350 Pension Deficits Rise £12 Billion in August
Mercer says decline may be due to uncertainty over Brexit negotiations.
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Mercer: S&P 1500-Sponsored Company Pensions Down 1% in August
S&P 500 up 0.05%, while MSCI EAFE down 0.31%.
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Mercer: S&P 1500 Pensions 83% Funded in July
Interest rates still “40 basis points above 2016 lows.”
UK Defined Benefit Plans’ Deficit Shrinks
Reports from Pension Protection Fund and Mercer show improved DB funding.
Mercer Report Warns of Future $137 Trillion US Savings Gap
Report cites empty promises from Social Security, DB programs as the cause.
Mercer Finds Pension Funding Level Drops 1% in June as Deficit Hits $416 Billion
Aggregate deficit is up $8 billion from the $408 billion measured at the end of 2016.
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Mercer Launches Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund Index
Inaugural survey revealed high level of dissatisfaction with the pension fund.
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Mercer: S&P 1500 Aggregate Funding Remains Level
At 83% funded, May levels on par with rest of 2017, but down from 2016.
Rising Equity Markets Fail to Improve Funding Status of US Pension Plans
Mercer report indicates estimated aggregate deficit in April increased by $1 billion over March’s numbers.