DB schemes see deficits ease ahead of Brexit volatility

James Phillips
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Defined benefit (DB) schemes saw a £20bn reprieve on their deficits over the course of March, PwC's SkyVal index shows.

The financial services firm found that, on the funding measure used to calculate cash contributions from sponsoring employers, the estimated deficit of private sector schemes sat at £500bn, down fr...

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