Schemes suffer highest five days of volatility on record

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Final salary pension schemes experienced the highest five-day volatility on record, with the biggest single day loss of £27bn on Monday, Aon Consulting says.

The combined deficits for the UK's 200 largest defined benefit schemes amounted to £73bn on Tuesday - showing the adverse effects on final salary pension schemes following a week in which the FTSE1...

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