Despite strong equity markets, financial health of largest US corporate pension plans showed modest improvement in 2024

Funded status of largest plans edged up to 100%, WTW analysis findsNEW YORK, Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite strong U.S. equity market gains and rising long-term interest rates, the funded status of the nation’s largest corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans improved only modestly in 2024, according to an analysis by WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company. WTW examined pension plan data for 361 Fortune 1000 companies that sponsor U.S. DB pension plans and ...