DB funding

Lifeboat fund’s index finds surplus rose to £485.1bn from £476bn at the end of September

The organisation said schemes reached a new funding record in October

Organisation says funding levels ‘show resilience’ but data management issues remain

Firm says strength of surpluses brings ‘continued focus’ on investment in productive assets

Sirius Index finds both 50% hedged and fully-hedged schemes saw deficits fall by £0.2bn

Barnett Waddingham says time to buyout remains steady due to stable financial markets

Consultancy reveals DB pension surpluses remained stable during last month at £176bn

Broadstone Sirius Index data shows 50% hedged scheme funding levels reached 99.6%

Barnett Waddingham says most FTSE 350 DB schemes expect to be fully funded within three years

Funding position grows from 96.1% at end of 2023 to 99.1% by end of H1 2024