The aggregate deficit of the UK's defined benefit (DB) schemes fell by £27.4bn during January, almost eliminating the growth seen in December.
The shortfall fell to £196.5bn while the funding ratio improved from 86.8% to 88.2% over the first month of 2017, according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) 7800 index. Assets fell slightl...
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