PPF index reveals £17bn boost to schemes in September

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DEFINED benefit schemes have an aggregate surplus of £44bn, latest figures from the Pension Protection Fund reveal.

The PPF 7800 solvency index – which provides an estimate for the funding position of 7783 predominately private sector pension schemes – revealed the aggregate surplus increased from £27bn at the e...

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