Tag: Milliman 100 Public Pension Funding Index

One of the largest market losses of the year was offset by a 47-bps increase in benchmark corporate bond rates.

A small drop in interest rates was more than offset by market returns last month.

The funded status of the 100 largest U.S. corporate defined benefit plans hit its highest mark since October 2007, according...

The 100 largest public defined benefit plans in the U.S. lost 3.5% on their investments in March, sending funded ratios...

For Q1 overall, the funded status of the largest 100 U.S. corporate defined benefit plans improved by $6 billion, per...

Higher interest rates and stock market returns push some barometers to highest level in nearly 25 years.

January’s rise builds on gains made in the last three quarters of 2025.

The funded status for the largest 100 corporate defined benefit plans rose to 108.1% in December 2025, according to Milliman.

‘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...

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 funding ratio of state and local pension plans is projected to have increased slightly since 2023, despite greater stock...

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

Strong investment returns pushed funding level to 79.4% in May.

Milliman reports that investment performance in January ranged from a loss of 1% to a gain of slightly more than...