Asset allocations in defined benefit plans are highly significant—not just for participants, who depend on them for income during retirement, but also for creditors, investors, and regulators, who need to understand a plan's risk exposure and long-term cost.

A new analysis from Towers Watson has examined the allocations of fiscal year-end 2014 pension allocations of Fortune 1000 companies, by asset classes such as cash, equity, debt and alternatives, as well as by valuation level.

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