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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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US Single Premium Pension Buyout Sales Surge in Q2
Report finds most companies are interested in pension risk transfers.
UK Pension Deficits Rise in August
Growth of liabilities outpaced assets, however, deficits are down from a year ago.
FTSE 100 Pension Liabilities Increase by £95 Billion
Report shows that pension closures continue at the UK’s largest companies.
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Dutch Pensions Continue to Dwindle from Consolidation
The number of plans in the Netherlands has plunged 75% in 20 years.
Seven-Year Streak of Falling Corporate DC Plan Fees Ends
NEPC report says fees didn’t decline for the first time since 2010.
Multi-Employer Pensions Divided Between Haves, Have Nots
Reports take half-empty, half-full view of pension funding.
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Connecticut Unfunded Pension Liabilities Miscalculated, Report Says
Cause linked to unreported debt, unrealistic return expectations.
Fidelity: UK Pensioners Face 46% Lower Income Than Before ’07 Crash
“Important not to abandon hope,” associate director says.
Milliman: Corporate Pension Funded Status Rises $4 Billion in July
Funded ratio sees little movement in the first seven months of 2017.
UK Defined Benefit Plans’ Deficit Shrinks
Reports from Pension Protection Fund and Mercer show improved DB funding.
Investors Withdraw $7 Billion From Hedge Funds in June
Despite signs of a rebound, sentiment turns negative on the asset class, bringing YTD inflows down to $20.65 billion.
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Pension Plan Funding Sputters in 2016
Report finds growth of liabilities is outpacing asset growth.
Wilshire: US Corporate Pensions Up 1% in July
Funded ratio sees first increase since March.
Natixis Ranks US 17th for Retirement Wellbeing, Income Inequality a Minus
Although the US spends more on health care per capita, its life expectancy lags compared to other developed countries.