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LCP analysis shows combined FTSE 100 sits at more than £50bn with a 118% funding level

Deal is both first in charitable sector and first to make use of connected covenant structure

LCP says simplified gateway tests open up superfund opportunity to half of schemes

Rob Bilton says the 2025 valuations will not just be about numbers

DB End Gauge Index reveals average time to buyout for FTSE 350 schemes fell to 3.6 years last month

Rise in bond yields caused DB schemes’ asset and liability values to fall

XPS Group survey found most schemes are now more likely to run-on to build and use surplus

Pension Security Alliance warned surplus extraction ‘adds indirect cost to members’

Broadstone Sirius Index sees fully hedged scheme improve to 69.3% funding