Corporate Pension Funding Weakened in 2014
The financial health of private pension plans weakened in 2014, with funded ratios falling to levels resembling post-recession lows.
Tag: Pension funding
Institutional Investors Poised to Increase Global Allocations
Given relatively expensive domestic equity market valuations and historically low developed market interest rates, institutional investors are increasingly looking for...
S&P 1500 Pension Deficit Ticks Up in November
Pension plan deficits of Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 1500 companies increased by $17 billion in November.
Pension Funded Status Rebounds from October
BNY Mellon reports the funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan increased to 89.9% in November.
Pensions’ Funded Ratio Unchanged in November
Wilshire reports that stability in aggregate pension funding during November was the result of comparable increases in asset and liability...
Callan Adopts Pension Risk Analytics Solution
Callan Associates will use RiskFirst’s pensions risk analytics platform, PFaroe, to help institutional investors conduct asset allocation and asset/liability studies.
Public Pensions May Need to Lower Return Assumptions
Funded ratios of public pension plans rose modestly from last year, but remain near 70% despite several strong years of...
Corporate Pension Funded Status Slips in October
The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan fell 0.4 percentage points to 89.5% in October, according to...
U.S. Pensions' Funded Ratio Unchanged in October
The aggregate funded ratio of U.S. corporate pension plans was relatively unchanged in October.
Society of Actuaries Pledges Faster Mortality Scale Updates
More than a decade passed between the two most recent mortality table updates from the Society of Actuaries, but retirement...
Returns Not Keeping Pace with Multiemployer Plan Liability
October 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strong investment performance during 2013 triggered a notable improvement in the aggregate funded status of...
Society of Actuaries Approves Updated Mortality Numbers
October 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With the final approval of its first new mortality tables since 2000, the Society of...
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How Can Plan Sponsors Handle PBGC Premiums for Underfunding?
October 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) charges pension plans a portion of their underfunding each...
PBGC Announced Benefit Maximum Increase
October 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) increased the annual maximum guaranteed benefit for a 65-year-old...
Senior Senators Urge Government Action on Pension De-Risking
October 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two senior U.S. senators are petitioning the government agencies that oversee qualified retirement plans to...
S&P 1500 Pensions See Largest 2014 Decrease in Liabilities
October 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The estimated aggregate funding level of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies remained at...
September Slump for Corporate Pensions
October 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate funded ratio for U.S. corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans slipped to 85% for...
Stock Markets Drive DB Funded Status Down
October 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Falling liabilities were not enough to offset falling asset levels for defined benefit (DB) plans...
Municipal Pensions’ Funding Up in FY 2013
September 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wilshire Consulting estimates that the ratio of pension assets to liabilities, or funding ratio, for...
Mortality Tables Impact Depends on DB Plan Demographics
September 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s conversations with actuaries and clients indicate many defined benefit (DB) plans...