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Regulatory Updates

PBGC Issues Final Rule Amending the Allocation of Assets for Single-Employer Pension Plans

Published October 13, 2026

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) released a final rule to amend the allocation of assets in single-employer plans to prescribe the spreads component of the interest assumption under the asset allocation regulation for plans with valuation dates of October 31, 2026 – January 30, 2027. The interest assumptions are used for valuing benefits under terminating single-employer plans and for other purposes.

The final rule is effective October 31, 2026.