A lack of pension plan funding is the latest addition to GE Capital ’s list of problems which include ongoing investigations , defective equipment , and a quick turnover for its decade - long CEO . Pensions don’t usually become an issue for investors until the stock market declines, shrinking the value of the assets set aside to pay workers. GE has roughly 618,000 active workers and retirees covered by fixed income pension plans worldwide , promising $ 100bn to cover the cost . Currently , GE has only $ 71bn in assets available to meet those costs . GE investment targets continue to fall .
A lack of pension plan funding is the latest addition to GE Capital ’s list of problems which include ongoing investigations , defective equipment , and a quick turnover for its decade - long CEO . GE has roughly 618,000 active workers and retirees covered by fixed income pension plans worldwide , promising $ 100bn to cover the cost . Currently , GE has only $ 71bn in assets available to meet those costs . GE investment targets continue to fall .