The Accumulated Benefit Obligation (ABO) is a company's pension obligation that accounts for the current value of benefits earned by participants up to a given date, calculated using current salaries and service years, without considering future salary increases. This financial metric is critical in assessing the financial health and obligations of a company's defined benefit pension plan.
Actuarial gains and losses occur due to discrepancies between previous actuarial assumptions and actual experiences, or adjustments in those assumptions. These variances impact the present value of defined benefit pension schemes and are typically recognized in other comprehensive income.
A funded pension plan is a type of retirement plan where funds are currently allocated to purchase future retirement benefits, ensuring that employees receive retirement payments even if the employer is no longer in business at the time of retirement.
