Pensions
Corporate Pension Funding Ratios Decline Amid Weak Market Returns
Pension finances weakened on lower returns in February.
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Pensions
Corporate Pensions Continue Funding Surplus Rise in January
Strong markets, steady discount rates push funded status higher and higher.
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
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 Slightly Declines in September
Plan liabilities increased faster than equity gains, resulting in slight declines in the funded status of U.S. corporate pension plans.
Pensions
Deadline for PBGC Premiums Is Approaching
The due date for premiums is on October 15; roughly 450 plans still have the opportunity to recover $800 million in 2023 premiums.
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 Pension Funding Mixed on Stock Declines
Record pension funding levels cooled slightly in April from a drop in asset values, but were partly saved by another uptick in discount rates.
Market Moves
Working Past 65 Redefines Portfolios and Retirement
As economic pressures mount, a shift toward extended employment for older workers will increase, changing what it means to be retired.
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 Levels Skyrocket in February
A majority of the largest U.S. corporate pensions are at their highest levels in decades, according to a number of pension trackers.
Pensions
US Corporate Pension Plans Continue to Improve Funded Status in January
A rise in discount rates helped most statuses increase last month, according to multiple pension trackers.
Pensions
US Corporate Pension Plans Ended 2023 at Record Funding Levels
A December stock rally outpaced the bond sell-off, improving funding in most pension measures.
Regulation
SECURE 2.0 Cash Balance Reforms Codified by IRS
The changes should make it easier for defined benefit plans to pass IRS backloading tests.