DB Funding Ratio Decreases in Q1
April 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The average funding ratios of U.S. pension plans saw a decrease during the first quarter...
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Pension Funded Status Declined in March
April 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan declined 0.5 percentage points in...
Transit Pension Fund Sues Asset Manager for $50M
April 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A lawsuit filed by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) pension fund claims New York...
Importance of Setting Funded Status Goals for DB Plans
March 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Setting specific funded status goals for defined benefit (DB) plans can help sponsors and investment...
Corporate Pension Rebalancing Low in Q1
March 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The first quarter of 2014 saw very light pension rebalancing flows, but liability-driven investing (LDI)...
Multiemployer Plans in Green Zone Declines Slightly
March 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In 2013, a solid majority of multiemployer pension plans (59%) were in the green zone...
Lower Funding Seen with Detroit Pension Plans
March 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Over the last year, the funded status of Detroit’s two pension plans has decreased.
Pension Annuitization Attractiveness Hangs On
March 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities,...
Health of Large DB Plans Improves
March 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The financial health of the largest U.S. corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans improved during...
Portfolio Shifts Continue After Banner Year
March 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A strong recovery in asset values and pension funding levels hasn’t slowed the pace of...
Planning for Mortality Tables Effect on Liabilities
March 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New mortality tables for defined benefit (DB) pension plans will increase pension liabilities, according to...
Pension Funding Sees Improvement in February
March 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of pension plans showed an improvement in February, compared with figures from...
Corporate Pensions Saw Favorable February
March 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The latest release of the Milliman Pension Funding Index, which tracks performance at the largest...
State DB Plans Better Funded in 2013
March 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Funding for state-sponsored defined benefit (DB) retirement plans increased 3% between 2012 and 2013, says...
Corporate Pension Funding Rises to 92.6%
March 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan improved 1.7% in February to...
Mercer Notes Pension Funding Decrease in February
March 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Estimated funding levels of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies fell 2% in February...
Time Is Ripe for Pension Strategy Changes
March 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a stronger position, new choices are being made in the management of pensions in...
Recommendations for Public Pension Funding Policies
February 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Funding a pension plan involves determining appropriate contribution amounts at specific points in time and...
Towers Watson Clients Double Smart Beta Asset Flows
February 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional investors working with Towers Watson more than doubled asset flows moving into “smart beta”...
Institutions Like Smart Beta
February 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New analysis from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) shows smart beta strategies, designed to take...