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2017 Corporate Pension Funding Study

Zorast Wadia, Alan H. Perry and Charles J. Clark
Special Issues Fall 2017, 2017 (1) 51-65; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3905/sp.2017.2017.1.051
Zorast Wadia
is a principal and consulting actuary at Milliman in New York, NY
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Alan H. Perry
is a principal and consulting actuary at Milliman in Wayne, PA
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Charles J. Clark
is a principal and director in the Employee Benefits Research Group at Milliman in New York, NY
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Abstract

Milliman’s Pension Funding Study analyzes the largest corporate pension plans sponsored by 100 U.S. public companies. In 2016, these pension plans experienced a $21.7 billion decrease in funded status, the result of a $54.0 billion increase in the projected benefit obligation (PBO) that was only partially offset by a $32.3 billion increase in the market value of plan assets. As a result, these Milliman 100 plans finished off the year with a funded ratio of 81.2%, down from 81.9% the year before. But the $21.7 billion deterioration and incremental drop in funded status mask a year that experienced volatility across the board for pension plans.

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Zorast Wadia, Alan H. Perry, Charles J. Clark
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Zorast Wadia, Alan H. Perry, Charles J. Clark
Special Issues Sep 2017, 2017 (1) 51-65; DOI: 10.3905/sp.2017.2017.1.051
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    • Abstract
    • STRONG YEAR FOR INVESTMENT RETURNS—ESPECIALLY FOR PLANS WITH SIGNIFICANT ALLOCATIONS TO U.S. VS. INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS
    • PENSION RISK TRANSFER ACTIVITIES CONTINUE
    • IMPACT OF DECREASING DISCOUNT RATES EVIDENT IN 2016 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE MILLIMAN 100 COMPANIES
    • FUNDED RATIOS BARELY DECREASE
    • 2016 PENSION EXPENSE DECREASES
    • PENSION DEFICIT DECREASES SLIGHTLY AS A PERCENTAGE OF MARKET CAPITALIZATION
    • INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
    • EXPECTED RATES OF RETURN
    • WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2017 AND BEYOND
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