@article {Wadia51, author = {Zorast Wadia and Alan H. Perry and Charles J. Clark}, title = {2017 Corporate Pension Funding Study}, volume = {2017}, number = {1}, pages = {51--65}, year = {2017}, doi = {10.3905/sp.2017.2017.1.051}, publisher = {Institutional Investor Journals Umbrella}, abstract = {Milliman{\textquoteright}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.}, URL = {https://guides.pm-research.com/content/2017/1/51}, eprint = {https://guides.pm-research.com/content/2017/1/51.full.pdf}, journal = {Special Issues} }