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Mercer tracks US pensions’ flight to quality

August 26, 2011  

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According to the latest figures from consulting firm Mercer, the market volatility in the first six trading days of August saw the funded status deteriorate by nearly $200 billion among S&P 1500 company pension plans.

The aggregate funded status among these plans decreased by $191 billion to a funding deficit of $496 billion...

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