PPF data reveals 'gaping chasm' in scheme funding

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THE aggregate deficit of 7800 defined benefit schemes monitored by the Pension Protection Fund increased by £58.5bn in December.

The lifeboat fund said the shortfall soared from £136.0bn at the end of November to £194.5bn at the end of December. And it said overall scheme funding had deteriorated significantly since Decemb...

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