Corporate pension deficits fall $29bn

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US - US corporate pension liabilities fell by $29bn in September, resulting in a $67bn increase in the funded status of the top 100 schemes, research by Milliman reveals.

The Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index, which reports on the nation's 100 largest defined benefit schemes, found pension funds saw assets increase by $38bn. The improvements followed a particularly...

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