Investing | March 13th, 2024 Corporate Pension Funding Hits Best Levels in Decades Pension trackers report record corporate pension funding in February due to strong markets and higher interest and discount rates.
Administration | March 7th, 2024 Will DB Plan Sponsors With Overfunded Plans Consider Reversions? Opportunities may arise for plan sponsors to take advantage of excess pension assets, but taxes must be considered.
Benefits | January 11th, 2024 UAW Members at GM, Stellantis to Gain Access to Hueler Lifetime Income Solutions The retirement income benefit was a bargaining chip in negotiations that included a UAW request to bring back a defined...
Benefits | December 13th, 2023 November Yields Mixed Results for Corporate Pension Funded Status According to Wilshire, November saw the largest monthly increase in liability value since it began tracking corporate pension funded status...
Benefits | November 13th, 2023 Higher Bond Yields Mean Higher Corporate Pension Funding Levels Some pension funding models reached their highest points in decades.
Participants | September 20th, 2023 Is the UAW’s Demand for Return of Pensions a Realistic Ask? In addition to wage increases and an end to wage tiers, the United Auto Workers are demanding the return of...
Investing | September 13th, 2023 US Corporate Pension Funding Levels Dropped in August The drop in global equities led to the first overall decline 2023.
Investing | August 14th, 2023 July Marks 4th Consecutive Month of Pension Funded Status Increases Because of a strong equity performance and a dip in liabilities in July, pension funded statuses increased once again, analyst...
Benefits | June 30th, 2023 PSNC 2023: DB Plan Design Speakers advise plan sponsors on what to consider when looking to terminate their defined benefit plans and offering lump sums...
Benefits | April 18th, 2023 Several States Approve COLA Increases for Pension Funds, Other States Still Considering COLA boosts to pension distributions have been proposed in Pennsylvania and Texas, while they have already been announced in Maryland...
Benefits | March 16th, 2023 DB Summit: Alternative DB Plan Designs Experts explained the advantages of cash balance DB plans and variable plans that offer a set payday without losing the...
Investing | March 13th, 2023 DB Summit: Long-Term Investing Liability-driven investment, lump-sum distribution and de-risking options are all on the table, experts say.
Benefits | March 1st, 2023 Defined Benefit Plans Live On as Older, Wise Neighbors, Where DC Plans Can Borrow Ideas A plan sponsor, academics and pension benefit expert agree that defined benefit plans are largely on the way out, yet...
Benefits | March 1st, 2023 End Of The Road For Defined Benefit Plans? Not Quite While the vast majority of DB plans are frozen, plan sponsors are keeping all options on the table for participants.
Administration | September 1st, 2022 Evaluating ARPA’s Impact, 1 Year Later The law made it easier for some plans to continue operating by adding flexibility.
Investing | May 10th, 2022 Russia-Ukraine War Has U.S. Pensions Examining Long-Term Investment Sustainability U.S. pensions’ allocations to Russian assets are limited, but plans are responding to the conflict by considering their long-term approach.
Data and Research | April 29th, 2022 Asset Allocation Made the Difference for Corporate Pension Funding in 2021 Plans with higher equity and lower fixed income allotments outperformed.
Investing | March 25th, 2022 JPM: Current De-Risking Strategies Might Encourage DB Plan Terminations J.P. Morgan says a strategy change from LDI is needed to facilitate pension stabilization.
Products | March 17th, 2022 SEI Helps Institutional Investors Manage Investment Data Ledger allows asset owners to view, update and reconcile data from multiple sources.
Data and Research | February 16th, 2022 Institutional Investors See Strong Returns in 2021 Public funds bested corporate funds thanks to higher equity allocations.