Rubenstein: Record deficits no cause for panic

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The record deficits recorded on the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 index last month are no cause for alarm according to the lifeboat fund's chief executive.

Alan Rubenstein (pictured), who was reported in the Telegraph over the weekend warning that savers were being "misled" over the security of their benefits, said the figures needed to be seen in con...

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