Defined Benefit

With many defined benefit plans underfunded, plan advisors are looking for solutions to balance risk and reward over the plan lifecycle. Whether your plan is open and an active part of your talent strategy, or frozen and you’re looking to de-risk, explore key topics on pension liabilities and glide path investing to optimize your strategies.

SECURE 2.0 Frequently Asked Questions

The retirement provisions within SECURE 2.0 impact most plan types. Read on for answers to FAQs that can help plan sponsors better understand the implications, document, and implement decisions.

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How Public Pensions Should Assess Illiquidity from Alternative Assets: 3 Questions With Eric Friedman and John Sullivan

Read on for research-backed guidance on how different plan characteristics impact public pension funds’ ability to invest in illiquid assets.

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Enhanced Liability-Driven Investment Strategies | Learnings after One Year

For many plan sponsors, we expect adding eLDI assets to be the natural next step from the de-risking policies they installed years ago. Read our latest whitepaper to learn more.

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SECURE 2.0 Action Plan

The sweeping retirement provisions within SECURE 2.0 impact most plan types - it's therefore critical that plan sponsors review and develop a plan to understand, document and implement decisions.

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Information Bulletin - Quebec Municipal and University DB Plans

On April 5, 2023, the Quebec government published draft regulation applying to DB plans in the municipal and university sectors.

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Aon Pension Risk Tracker

Read our Pension Risk Tracker report for a look at funded status activity by sector within the S&P 500 and the corresponding risk tolerance, benchmarks and defined benefit pension plan trends.

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SECURE 2.0: Major Provisions Impacting Defined Benefit Plans

Learn more about SECURE 2.0’s provisions and for key insights from Aon on how the provisions may impact plan sponsors as they consider updating plans and benefit strategies.

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Utility Benchmarking Report | Financial Management of Retirement Programs in the Utility Industry

Our research finds that the utility industry continues to sponsor retirement programs with significant, material, and growing obligations. Read the full report to learn more about the key findings.

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4 Strategies for Corporate Defined Benefit Plans to Consider

Aon’s Dave Keil, Corporate Defined Benefit Solution Leader, shares four strategies to help manage liability-hedging portfolios during today’s interest rate environment. Watch now to learn more.

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Information Bulletin | Bill C-228 – Enhancing Protection for Pension Plan Members?

Bill C-228, an Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 was passed by the House of Commons of Canada.

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Utility Industry Benchmarking Report

The utility industry continues to provide valuable retirement benefits to its employees and remains committed to the defined benefit (DB) pension system for providing those benefits. Learn more.

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Global Pension Risk Survey 2022 | U.S. Findings

The results of our Global Pension Risk Survey show the impacts of two major new laws from 2021 that are driving the pension landscape, ARPA and the Infrastructure Bill. Read on to learn more.

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Corporate DB | Quarterly Market Insights

Our Quarterly Market Insights videos cover a market outlook in addition to key themes across Corporate DB. Watch the full video now to learn more.

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Aon Pension Risk Tracker

This report analyzes the funded status activity and corresponding risk tolerance of each sector, provides insightful benchmarks, and illuminates defined benefit pension plan trends. Learn more.

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U.S. Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) Annuity Market Update

Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) remains a strong and growing market for plan sponsors looking to de-risk their pension plans. Read our most recent market update to learn more.

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2022 Outlook U.S. Private Sector Pension Plans

Recent regulatory changes offer an opportunity for many U.S. private sector pension plan sponsors to reconsider their pension strategy in 2022. Read Aon's 2022 Outlook to learn more.

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Key Topics for DB Plans Q4 of 2021

In our recent video, Aon's Dave Keil covers key topics for corporate DB plans in Q4 of 2021. Watch now to learn more.

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Utility Industry Benchmarking Report

Our research finds that the utility industry continues to sponsor retirement programs with significant, material, and growing obligations. Read the report to learn more on the key findings.

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Enhanced Liability-Driven Investment Strategies

Traditional LDI investments are concentrated in areas that are expensive (long government and credit), without perfectly hedging liability risks, creating opportunities for improvement. Learn more.

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Enhanced LDI

Traditional LDI investments are concentrated in areas that are expensive (long government and credit), without perfectly hedging liability risks, creating opportunities for improvement.

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