Fifth of DB schemes graded weak by TPR

Holly Roach
Holly Roach
clock 22 August 2019 •
Only half of DB schemes were in the strongest category, while a fifth were in the weakest two
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Only half of DB schemes were in the strongest category, while a fifth were in the weakest two

One in five defined benefit (DB) schemes are in The Pension Regulator's (TPR) weakest two categories, analysis by Hymans Robertson has revealed.

In its annual funding statement, published in March, the regulator had graded schemes into one of five categories - A to E where A was the strongest category and E was the weakest - taking into account...

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