Special Reports

February 20, 2017

Fate of defined benefit plans

The flood of cheap money unleashed by central banks' quantitative easing efforts to combat the global financial crisis has only added to the pressures that corporate, as well as public, plan sponsors face.

STORIES FROM THE REPORT
Credit easing, regulation put plans on critical list
Public funds stay strong despite major challenges
401(k) plans are gradually picking up features of their DB brethren
CHARTS AND DATA
Graphic: The state of defined benefit plans
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