US - Stock market declines are expected to force US companies to contribute billions of dollars into their pension plans in the next several years to address funding shortfalls and comply with federal laws that protect workers' pensions.
Only about 15% of employers made pension plan contributions in 2000, and that number increased to about 25% in 2001, according to research by Watson Wyatt. For the current year, Watson Wyatt est...
To continue reading this article...
Join Professional Pensions
Signup and gain exclusive members-only insights
- Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the industry
- Receive our in-depth monthly magazine in either print or digital format
- Access our Sustainable Investment Hub covering news and opinion from thought leaders in the ESG space
- Receive important and breaking news stories selected by the Editors in our daily newsletter
- Hear from industry experts and other forward-thinking leaders
- Receive a monthly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts and a feature from the magazine in advance of its release date
