Report: Millennials will have Similar Pensions to Current Retirees
Data shows retirement prospects for today’s workers not are ‘not the disaster’ other reports suggest.
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Report: ETF Assets Expected to Reach $7.6 Trillion by 2020
Passive assets under management could exceed active by 2027.
Redefining the Defined Benefit Lexicon
Willis Towers Watson paper says outdated definitions can lead to excess risk, and a skewed investment strategy.
Report: Population Aging, Inequality to Hit Younger Generations Hardest
OECD says younger generations will face more challenges in retirement than current retirees
Conning: Expenditures Continue to Pressure State Budgets
Fourth-quarter ‘State of the States’ report sees “no improvement” in state pension plan funding.
Pension Assets Hit Record $38 Trillion Worldwide
Report says nearly all losses from the 2008 financial crisis have been recouped.
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Illinois Pensions’ Unfunded Liabilities Rise $17 Billion
Funded ratio for the state’s 671 funds drops to 47.9%.
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Hong Kong MPF Plans more than Double in a Decade
Average benefits surge to HK$154,000 in 2016 from HK$68,000 in 2006.
Report: US Commercial RE Investments Down 12% Despite Market Being ‘Awash in Capital’
The sector continues to attract foreign investors, led by the Canadians, as well as Asian buyers, Avison Young says.
Business Group Urges Use of Pensions to Fund Retiree Startups
Institute of Directors calls on UK government to help retirees become entrepreneurs.
Natixis: Portfolios Favoring Active Management See Strong First Half
Active asset management strategies came out ahead in the first half of 2017, with the portfolios that had higher allocations to US and international equities, and active managers over...
Wilshire: US Corporate Pensions Funded at 83.2% in August
Despite a 0.9% decrease, plans up 7.3% in past 12 months.
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Report Paints Bleak Picture of Kentucky Pensions
Governor says report finding the state’s pensions among the worst funded confirms the urgency for reform.
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Illinois’ Teacher Pension Plans Favor White, Affluent Students
Report says pension plans deepen school funding inequities.
Public Employees Overwhelmingly Choose Pensions Over 401(k)s
Survey also finds workers in defined contribution plans earn lower returns than those in defined benefit plans.