Corporate pension plans saw their funding ratios increase in February, thanks in part to gains in equities.

That was the verdict of both the BNY Mellon Investment Strategy and Solutions Group and Wilshire Consulting, although the exact degree of improvement varies depending on which set of figures is used. 

ISSG said the funded status of the typical plan was up by 5.1 percent, reaching 87.5 percent and more than canceling out losses from January.

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