In our midyear edition of Retirement Plan Trends, we look at some of the significant developments confronting defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors.
Source: Capital Group. Note: DC plan sponsors were asked to name the top three priorities for their plans. Each bar shows the percentage of sponsors who included each topic among their choices. Totals may not reconcile due to rounding. Based on survey responses collected from July 13, 2022, to December 1, 2022. There were additional responses that are not included in this chart but can be found by visiting the online article.
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Funded status is a measure of the difference between the fair value of a plan’s assets and its benefit obligation.
Liability-driven investing (LDI) is an approach that focuses the investment policy and asset allocation decisions on matching a pension plan’s current and future liabilities.