US - Over half (58%) of state defined benefit (DB) pension plans have funding levels above 80%, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reported.
The figures, which reflect plans in 2006, show the number of healthy plans has fallen since 2000, when only about 10% of plans were funded to less than 80%. The GAO report showed the aggregate fund...
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