EIOPA warns of 'worrying decrease' in DB funding positions

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The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has warned of a "worrying decrease" in the funding provisions within defined benefit schemes in the UK.

In the authority's second half-yearly stability report, it said funding levels within members of the Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision, particularly large DB schemes, have fallen t...

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