Milliman analysis: Corporate pensions experience back-to-back monthly gains with $7 billion improvement in October
"While October's investment returns are well above expectations, funded status gains were partially offset by the continued low discount rate environment," said Zorast Wadia, co-author of the Milliman 100 PFI. "It will be interesting to see what, if any, changes are in store to interest rate strategy with the nomination of a new Fed chair."
Looking forward, under an optimistic forecast with rising interest rates (reaching 3.76% by the end of 2017 and 4.36% by the end of 2018) and asset gains (11.0% annual returns), the funded ratio would climb to 87% by the end of 2017 and 100% by the end of 2018. Under a pessimistic forecast (3.56% discount rate at the end of 2017 and 2.96% by the end of 2018 and 3.0% annual returns), the funded ratio would decline to 84% by the end of 2017 and 77% by the end of 2018.
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