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Change the Way You Look at Defined Benefit Plans.
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Annuity Purchase Update: May 2020 Interest Rates
Pension plans have experienced much more volatility in Q1 2020 than any other quarter in recent history. While the market volatility has caused the treasury rates to fall dramatically, the spread between treasury bonds and the bonds insurance companies invest in have widened.
April 2020 Pension Finance Update
Pensions gained marginally in April, as recovering stock markets offset the impact of falling corporate bond yields. Both model plans we track managed gains of less than 1% for the month but remain substantially down for the year, with Plan A off 12% and Plan B almost 4% through the first four months of 2020:
Annuity Purchase Update: April 2020 Interest Rates
COVID-19 has had a profound impact on the world, and as a result of the pandemic, the markets have proven extremely volatile this past month. This increase in rates led to a corresponding decrease in annuity purchase prices of approximately 2.1% for Annuity Plan 1 and 9.6% for Annuity Plan 2.