Fifth of DB schemes graded weak by TPR

Holly Roach
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One in five defined benefit (DB) schemes are in The Pension Regulator's (TPR) weakest two categories, analysis by Hymans Robertson has revealed.

In its annual funding statement, published in March, the regulator had graded schemes into one of five categories - A to E where A was the strongest category and E was the weakest - taking into acc...

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