DB funding - August 2019: PPF 7800 funding collapses as gilt yields and equity returns tumble

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Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the August 2019 estimates on the various measures…

The latest positions   PPF 7800 The aggregate defined benefit scheme funding level plummeted by 3.5 percentage points over the course of August as gilt yields collapsed, according to the P...

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