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Sainsbury's defined benefit scheme deficit has risen to £763m in the 12 months to October, its half yearly report shows.
Scheme deficits levelled off in October as equity markets remained flat and gilt yields picked up slightly, according to the Pension Protection Fund.
The AEA Technology pension scheme is expected to enter Pension Protection Fund assessment after its sponsoring employer was sold in a pre-pack administration.
Trinity Mirror will stick to its reduced deficit funding schedule despite seeing its shortfall increase by a third over the last six months.
Research from The Pensions Regulator and Pension Protection Fund has revealed just how badly scheme funding levels have been hit by movements in financial markets.
An increase in long-term inflation expectations has increased FTSE350 defined benefit liabilities by around 3%, according to Mercer.
UK Coal shareholders are voting on the final stages of a plan to split the firm in two which would see its underfunded schemes take a controlling stake in one of the new companies.