January sees marginal boost for DB funding levels
Defined benefit (DB) funding levels improved by just 40 basis points during January, according to JLT Employee Benefits.
It said that, on an accounting basis, the combined deficit of all UK private sector DB schemes fell by £5bn to £102bn over the month. While assets grew by £33bn to £1,560bn, liabilities climbed by a...
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