Combined scheme deficits at £210bn

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The funding position for private sector defined benefit schemes is £95bn worse off than this time last year, according to Pension Capital Strategies.

Figures released by PCS showed at April 30 all UK private sector DB schemes had a combined deficit of £210bn - compared with £115bn last year. For FTSE100 companies alone, the deficit ballooned ...

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