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August 18, 2005 at 08:00 PM
Pension experts at the consulting arm of Watson Wyatt & Company Holdings and Aon Corp. say policymakers may be exaggerating the extent of funding problems at defined benefit pension plans.[@@]
About 50% of the pension plans at Fortune 1000 companies pose little risk to the stability of the companies’ core businesses, and only about 20% of the plans appear to expose the core businesses to relatively high risk levels, according to consultants at Watson Wyatt, Washington.
Shaky employers with “junk bond” credit ratings appear to be responsible for only about 16% of total pension risk, the Watson Wyatt consultants estimate.
