Open DB will die out in 2011 despite deficit improvement

Jenna Towler
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The majority of defined benefit pension schemes will be shut this year despite combined deficits decreasing by £121bn in the past year, Pension Capital Strategies says.

PCS figures for all UK private sector DB schemes showed a £62bn deficit at the end of last month, compared to a £183bn deficit at the end of January, 2010. Funding levels for all DB schemes stood a...

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