DB surpluses maintained record levels in June, PwC finds

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DB surpluses maintained record levels in June, PwC finds

The pension surplus of the 5,000 UK corporate defined benefit (DB) schemes remained consistent across the month of June, analysis by PwC shows.

The consultancy's Low Reliance Index, which tracks the position of the UK's DB schemes based on a low-risk income-generating investment strategy and should prevent the scheme from having to call on...

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