Tag: Pension funding

Many of the largest pension plans in the U.S. are lowering assumed long-term rates of return in light of global economic headwinds,...

Many of the sales came from smaller plans, LIMRA SRI finds.

Account balances in multiemployer DC plans have grown, and the funded percentage of multiemployer DB plans has improved, a study...

Whether good market returns in January helped pension plans’ funded status depends on who you ask.

When PBGC launched, the flat rate was $1 per participant; now it stands at $64 per participant, indexed to increase...

The numbers are virtually unchanged compared to data for the previous 12-month period, Segal Consulting finds.

Lowering costs, reducing return assumptions and experiencing healthy returns is putting a positive spin on public retirement plans’ future.

Milliman forecasts both scenarios.

Several firms note that the year-end market rally helped reverse a downward trend for pension funding in 2016.

The guidance outlines how plan sponsors must use the My Plan Administration Account portal to electronically submit premium filings in...

The aggregate pension funded status for the plans Willis Towers Watson tracked is estimated to be 80% at the end...

Defined benefit retirement plan sponsors should plan now for the future.

Consultants estimate an improvement in funded ratios for defined benefit plans in November, and all attribute it to market activity...

Milliman reports that multiemployer pension plans’ funded status has been steady so far in 2016, but its analysis shows questionable...

The underestimation of human life spans by forecasters and the potentially sharp unanticipated increases in longevity resulting from medical breakthroughs...

Mercer data shows the funding ration as flat from September to October, while Wilshire and Legal & General Investment Management...

Nearly 85% of pension plans paying PBGC premiums have less than 1,000 participants—so it only makes sense that small plans...

A lot of parties are involved in even a modestly sized pension risk transfer deal; aligning their interests, timelines and...

However, the funded status improvement was modest.

An analysis from the Society of Actuaries finds plans with lower discount rates actually had lower unfunded liabilities.