Most DB Plans Saw Little Funded Improvement in 2019
Plan sponsors will need to consider whether in 2020, as in 2019, stock market returns will be great enough to...
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DB Funded Status Held Up Fairly Well, Considering…
Though down for the year, DB plan sponsors have seen upticks in funded status for three straight months, and sources...
LDI the Key to DB Plan Funded Status Gains
About three-quarters of plans surveyed by NEPC with a funded status of 90% or higher have utilized liability-driven investing (LDI).
Increase in Interest Rates Gives DB Plans a Boost in September
Jessica Hart, with Northern Trust Asset Management, notes, “Even though the Fed cut rates by 25 bps, the average liability...
DB Plan Funding Takes a Hit From Record-Setting Low Interest Rates in August
Pension plans that have invested in long bonds would have benefited, according to Northern Trust Asset Management, and Legal and...
Lower Interest Rates Continue to Plague DB Plan Funded Status
“Plan sponsors should review their risk management toolkit to consider whether their investment policy is aligned with the current market...
S&P Finds Most Not-for-Profit Hospitals Manage Pensions Well
However, the ratings agency doesn’t expect funded status improvements to continue, and it notes that many not-for-profit hospitals are focusing...
DB Funded Status Improved in June, but Down for Q2
While asset returns gave defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors a funded status bump in June, lower interest rates led to...
Hedging May Have Buffered DB Plan Losses in May
Defined benefit (DB) plans lost their 2019 funded status gains in May, and some firms say hedging liabilities would have...
DB Plan Sponsors Should Act Now to De-Risk and Lock In Funding Gains
With most companies that track defined benefit (DB) plan funded status showing an improvement in April and for the year,...
Pension Funded Status Down in March but Up for Q1 2019
Lower discount rates increased liabilities in March, but companies that monitor defined benefit (DB) plan funded status estimate a 1%...
Fourth Quarter Volatility Wipes Out DB Plans’ Funding Status Gains
Pension plans’ funding rose a mere 70 basis points last year, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Pension Risk Transfers Help Largest DB Plans Reduce PBGC Premiums
J.P. Morgan’s “Corporate Pension Peer Analysis 2018,” says 2018 was the largest asset allocation de-risking year for defined benefit (DB)...
DB Plans See Funded Status Gains of Up to 2% in February
Firms that monitor defined benefit (DB) plan funded status attribute the increase to strong equity market performance.
LDI Strategies and Preparing DB Plans for Recessions
Speakers on a PGIM Fixed Income webcast offered practical steps pension plan sponsors can take today and over time to...
DB Plan Funded Status Rebounds in January
Stronger equity markets pushed pension funding up 2% to 3%, according to firms that monitor defined benefit plan funded status,...
2018 Pension Funded Status Gains Erased in December
Consultants say market losses for U.S. pension plans in December were the worst in a decade.
Market Volatility Didn’t Bring Down DB Plan Funded Status in November
Firms that monitor defined benefit (DB) plan funded status reported slight gains for the month.
Corporate Pension Funding Ratios Greater Than 90% After September
Some firms that track pension funded status point out that plan sponsors should prepare for changes in the future as...
August DB Funded Status Remains Level at 91%
The aggregate funded ratio is up 6.1 percentage points year to date, according to Wilshire Consulting.