Pensions
Corporate Pension Funded Status Ticks Up in October
Rising discount rates mostly offset both weak investment returns and declines in plan assets last month.
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Pensions
Corporate Pension Funded Status Mixed in August
Some trackers saw their first decline in funded status in months, during a 'tumultuous' month for equities.
Pensions
Corporate Pension Funded Status Stays Flat in July
Strong equities were equivalent to or offset by a decline in pension discount rates.
Pensions
Corporate Pension Plan Funded Status Shows Continued Improvement
May saw a decline in discount rates, while equity markets maintained high funding levels.
Pensions
US Corporate Pensions Continue Funding Surplus in March
Funded status for U.S. defined benefit plans continues to push to all-time highs, according to several data trackers.
Pensions
Corporate Pension Funding Sees Mixed November Returns
Corporate pension funding returns varied depending on the allocation of a plan’s assets.
Pensions
US Corporate Pension Funding Status Keeps Climbing
After another month in which funded status improved, according to most projections, some models reached their highest points in more than a decade.
Pensions
US Corporate Pension Funding Rises Slightly in September
Funding status rebounded from a loss in August.
Asset Allocation
Strong Equities, Dip in Liabilities Boost Pensions
July sees fourth consecutive month of improved U.S. corporate pension funding.
Market Moves
US Corporate Pension Funded Status Improves After Equity’s Strong April
Liabilities also increased in the month, and while watching Fed rates closely, more pension plans neared full funding.
Pensions
Corporate Pension Funding Ratios See Slight Increase in February
Volatile equity market performance mostly offset the impact of lower liability values in February, resulting in a modest boost in corporate pension funded ratios.
Pensions
Corporate Pension Funding Posts Small Gain in January
Lower effective yields on 10- and 30-year Treasury bonds, and on corporate credit, decreased the discount rate, offsetting strong equity gains.
Pensions
Poor December Equity Performance Reduces Pension Funding Status
Corporate pension funding statuses marginally retreat from record funding levels to end 2022.
Pensions
“Relief Is No Longer Relief:” Financial-Market Upheaval Overtakes Best Intentions of Pension Legislation
Even with American Rescue Plan Act relief largely unavailable, pension plan balance sheets improved in 2022, causing some corporate plan sponsors to consider adding risk in 2023.
Pensions
U.S. Pension Funding Ratios Continue to Increase
Better equity performance and higher interest rates in October contribute to pensions nearing full funding.