In regulatory cost benefit analysis the discount rate translates future value to present terms. Regulatory costs, such as investments in pollution control equipment or redesigning nutrition labels, ...

How could the recent drop in discount rates affect plan sponsors? Due to declining treasury rates and tighter spreads, defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors are facing the lowest discount rates in the ...

U.S. corporate pension plans' funding ratios now exceed 100% thanks to rising discount rates bringing down pension liabilities, according to three new reports. Milliman, in its latest report of the ...

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A recent article by Integral economists Ted Tomasi, Will Cooper, and Dave Anning, published in the December 2024 issue of The Environmental Claims Journal, undertakes a comprehensive examination of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. She writes about strategic financial issues in higher education. The latest data from the National Association of College and ...

Massachusetts has some of the highest electric rates in the country, and every year, many residents struggle to pay their utility bills. To help to make energy more affordable, utilities offer ...

Arab Finance: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided to cut its key policy rates by ...

Average tuition discount rates among private, nonprofit colleges continued to climb in the 2020-21 academic year as many institutions worked to retain and attract students during the pandemic, a new ...

SPRINGDALE -- A proposal to give senior citizens a break on their water rates drew interest and support from aldermen, but generated some pushback from the head of the Springdale Water Utilities.

Tuition discount rates reached an all-time high in 2018-19 as net tuition revenue growth slowed and enrollment declined at nearly half of colleges, according to a new report by the National ...

The discount rate is the interest rate the Federal Reserve Banks set on secured overnight loans to depository institutions. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s discount rate was 1.00 percent from ...