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A rise in equities failed to halt increasing deficits at the UK's biggest companies as corporate bond yields took a negative turn, research from Mercer shows.

Gilt yields buck the trend of previous months and fall during July increasing UK corporate deficits by £50bn, research from Xafinity finds.

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Minute gains in the FTSE has seen private sector defined benefit deficits increase for the second month in a row, adding £20bn, research from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) shows.

The combined defined benefit deficit of FTSE350 firms has risen 50% during the first four months of this year, research from Mercer shows.

UK corporate pension deficits rose 14% in April as an expected improvement in bond yields failed to materialise, says Xafinity.

February's continued boost in equities has seen FTSE350 scheme deficits decrease according to Mercer despite continued negative deficit reports coming from 2012 final year results.

The latest set of financial results from FTSE companies has re-ignited the debate over smoothing discount rates as strong asset returns were wiped out due to falls in discount rates.

Equiniti is set to completely rebrand its remaining Xafinity products under the parent company's name.