Over half DB schemes closed to new members

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SOME 58pc of the UK's defined benefit schemes are closed to new members, with a total deficit of £33.8bn, research shows.

The analysis of the DB landscape by the Pension Protection Fund and The Pensions Regulator was published in The Pensions Universe Risk Profile (Purple) Book. The report, based on data from 5800 sc...

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