Pension Plans Adjust Interest Rates for Asset Valuations
Published Date: 9/24/2025
Rule
Summary
This new rule updates how certain retirement plans figure out the value of their assets between October 31, 2025, and January 30, 2026. It affects single-employer pension plans that are ending, helping make sure benefits are valued fairly using fresh interest rate assumptions. If you’re involved with these plans, this change could impact how much money is set aside and when.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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New Interest Rates for Pension Valuations
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation sets the spreads component of the interest assumption used to value benefits for terminating single-employer pension plans with valuation dates of October 31, 2025 through January 30, 2026. If you are involved with one of these terminating plans, this rule can change how much money is shown as needed and when funds must be allocated.
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