USS deficit rockets to £9.8bn in one year as gilt yields fall

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The Universities Superannuation Scheme has announced its deficit has increased from £2.9bn to £9.8bn over the past year due to historically low gilt yields.

In its latest annual funding statement, the USS said that since its triennial valuation in March 2011, the funding level of the scheme has decreased from 92% to 77%. This was due to a 24% in lia...

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