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Corporate pension funding status falls for first time in 8 months

The latest reports from BNY Mellon Asset Management show that the funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan fell in May, the first fall in right months.

By Heather Trese | Updated on June 03, 2011

The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan fell 2.3 percentage points in May to 86.9 percent, erasing nearly half of the gains achieved since the beginning of the year and ending an eight-month period of steady improvement, according to monthly statistics published by BNY Mellon Asset Management.    

“The sudden reversal in May reflected the impact of lower Treasury yields as investor concern grew regarding the European sovereign debt situation,” said Peter Austin, executive director of BNY Mellon Pension Services in a statement. “We have experienced a very good run in funded status improvement since August 2010, and many plan sponsors were turning their attention to establishing asset allocation targets based on continued improvement in plan funding levels.”  

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