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U S corporate pension funding inches up in April – 3 reports

U.S. corporate pension funding inches up in April – 3 reports Getty Images Funding ratios for U.S. corporate pension plans increased in April, according to reports from Wilshire Associates, Legal & General Investment Management America and Mercer. All three firms noted strong equity markets as the primary driver for the increases, partially offset by a decrease in discount rates leading to rising liability values. Wilshire s monthly report said U.S. corporate pension plans aggregate funding ratio rose 0.6 percentage points to 92.9% in the month ended April 30. The change was the result of a 2.2-percentage-point increase in asset values partially offset by a 1.7-percentage-point increase in liability values.

State pension plan funding advances in first quarter – Wilshire

State pension plan funding advances in first quarter – Wilshire State pension plan funding advances in first quarter – Wilshire Pension folder with charts and coins U.S. state pension plans aggregate funding ratio was 81.3% in the quarter ended March 31, according to Wilshire Consulting estimates. It represents an estimated 2 percentage-point increase from a quarter earlier, and an 18 percentage point increase from March 31, 2019, when disastrous market returns resulting from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic brought the ratio down to its lowest point in 30 years. The quarterly change was the result of a 3.3% increase in asset values and 0.8% increase in liability values, according to Wilshire.

Corporate pension funding up for month, quarter – 3 reports

Corporate pension funding up for month, quarter – 3 reports Getty Images Funding ratios for corporate pension plans increased in March on a monthly and quarterly basis, according to reports from Wilshire Associates, Legal & General Investment Management America and Mercer. Wilshire s monthly report noted that the aggregate funding ratio for U.S. corporate plans increased by 2.4 percentage points to 92.5% as of March 31 from Feb. 28, and by 5.7 percentage points from Dec. 31. The monthly change in funding resulted from a 3.4-percentage-point decrease in liability values partially offset by a 0.7-percentage-point-decrease in asset values. March s increase in funded ratio was primarily driven by the continued decrease in liability values as corporate bond yields used to value corporate pension liabilities are estimated to have increased by over 20 basis points driven, by the increase in Treasury yields, said Ned McGuire, managing director and a member of the investment managemen

Corporate DB Plan Funded Status Improves to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Corporate DB Plan Funded Status Improves to Pre-Pandemic Levels Equity allocations gave some plans a boost, and experts anticipate new legislation will offer relief from expected higher contributions. Reported by Corporate defined benefit (DB) plan funded status improved from 86% at the end of January to 88% at the end of February, according to Insight Investment. “Through February, discount rates have risen approximately 45 bps [basis points], which has caused the liability to drop approximately 5%. Assets have remained level with the losses in fixed income due to rising rates offset by gains in the return-seeking asset portfolio,” says Kevin McLaughlin, Insight’s head of liability risk management.

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