Scheme surpluses decreased by £22bn in March, PPF finds

PPF 7800 Index found £1.5bn increase in the deficit of schemes running a deficit

Martin Richmond
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Scheme surpluses decreased by £22bn in March, PPF finds

The aggregate surplus of UK defined benefit schemes fell by £22.1bn at the end of March, according to research from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

Data from the lifeboat fund's 7800 Index revealed the total surplus across the 5,131 schemes in the index dropped to £359.3bn, compared to £381.4bn at the end of February. The index found the to...

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