"Compared to the past few years ... 2015 has been fairly quiet.... Overall, funded status has probably not moved a great deal for most plans.... It is too soon to gauge the impact of recent news of further increases to PBGC premiums.... Federal Express is becoming the fifth of the twenty members of the club to adopt mark-to-market pension cost accounting.... Contributions have in many cases fallen off a little from the level of recent years, as more corporations are taking advantage of the current flexibility in funding rules."  MORE >>