The combined defined benefit (DB) deficit increased by £2.5bn over August to £65.3bn on a section 179 basis, according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) latest update.
This was an increase of 4% from the end of July for the 5,588 schemes in the PPF's 7800 index. The position has improved from a year ago, when a deficit of £155.6bn was recorded. Over the month,...
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