Companies are considering terminating their defined benefit (DB) pension plans due to the low 30-year US Treasury bond interest rates, according to the American Academy of Actuaries.
According to James Turpin, vice president for pensions, and Ron Gebhardtsbauer, senior pension fellow at the Academy, the low 30-year Treasury rates distort the employer contribution requirements f...
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