FTSE 350

Just one in four employers believe the DC provision they offer will allow for a comfortable retirement

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

Mercer analysis finds increase in bond yields saw aggregate funding levels reach 111%

Barnett Waddingham says funding levels of FTSE 350 schemes have risen by 10%

Surplus increased to £69bn due to increases in bond yields and fall in rate of inflation

WTW estimates one in five schemes could be sufficiently well-funded to reach buyout

Analysis finds FTSE 350 DB schemes’ time to buyout has dropped to 4.7 years

Increase in surplus a result of bond yield increase and a fall in inflation expectations

Decrease in surplus due to falling bond yields and turbulence in the banking sector

Schemes saw a marginal increase in their surpluses following gilt market turmoil