UK - The aggregate funding position of the 7400 defined benefit pension funds monitored by the Pension Protection Fund worsened to a deficit of £173.2bn in August.
The deficit stood at £158.1bn at the end of July. Scheme funding is worse than it was a year ago when there was a deficit of £39.3b in August 2008. Scheme liabilities rose by almost 6% during...
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