Bond market volatility sees DB surpluses rise by £12.8bn in January

PPF 7800 index shows aggregate funding level for DB schemes has risen to 127%

Jonathan Stapleton
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Bond market volatility sees DB surpluses rise by £12.8bn in January

The aggregate surplus of the 4,969 schemes in the Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) 7800 Index rose by £12.8bn to £239bn in January on a section 179 basis.

The PPF's index showed the aggregate funding ratio rose by 1.3 percentage points from 125.7% at the end of December to 127.0% at the end of last month. During the same period, total scheme assets g...

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