Scheme costs remain stable in 'becalmed' first quarter

Jenna Towler
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Pension scheme liabilities ‘held fast' at £1.4trn last month as market conditions remained relatively calm, figures from Xafinity Corporate Solutions show.

The firm said March continued the trend seen in January and February with the FTSE closing only 85 points off the start of the month. It said this helped to maintain the deficits across UK occupati...

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