Tag: corporate pension funding levels

‘Into each life some rain must fall,’ says Brian Donohue, a partner in October Three.

Increased price-to-earnings ratios and interest rates greater than 5% could signal the trend is easing, October Three cautions.

The funded status of the largest 100 corporate defined benefit plans reached its highest level since October 2007, according to...

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The funded status of the largest 100 corporate defined benefit plans rose by $8 billion in August, doubling July’s improvement.

The funded status of the 100 largest corporate defined benefit pension plans improved by $4 billion in July, according to...

The funded status of Milliman’s Pension Funding Index of U.S. corporate pension plans rose to 105.1% in June.

There are 12 plans reporting a funding ratio greater than 125%, according to Milliman’s 2025 U.S. corporate pension funding study.

Equity market losses led to falling pension funding ratios last month. 

Weak markets and rising liabilities resulted in sinking pension funding levels in February.

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Corporate pensions funding surpluses rose to 27-month highs last month.

Despite declining plan assets and weak investment returns, the first increase in discount rates since April helped funds gain ground...

The majority of pension trackers reported that strong equity markets could not offset a rise in liabilities.

Most investment consultants and research firms found that funded status remained flat in July, with some seeing slight declines. 

Another strong month for pension funding status puts an ‘exclamation point’ on a strong run as the Fed ponders an...

Equity markets kept funding levels up even as discount rates fell in May.

The firm’s 2024 research found at least three pension funds with more than 140% funding levels. 

Higher stocks and relatively stable interest rates boosted funding surpluses to more than $70 billion, Milliman found.

Pension trackers report record corporate pension funding in February due to strong markets and higher interest and discount rates.