DB schemes start difficult year with £228bn deficit

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UK defined benefit schemes ended 2015 with an aggregate deficit of £228bn after another difficult year, according to research from JLT Employee Benefits.

The figure has dropped slightly from the £248bn shortfall recorded at the end of 2014, but the firm warned schemes faced greater challenges in the year ahead. Last year many large firms includin...

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