FTSE 100 pension surplus returns to pre-Covid levels

Companies may now look to build on this strengthened position and consider de-risking

Hope William-Smith
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FTSE 100 pension positions have fully recovered from the Covid-19 fallout with a strong bounce back that has pushed the combined IAS19 accounting surplus to more than £50bn, Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) research reveals.

Analysis from the consultancy, released yesterday (1 July), showed that only 11 FTSE 100 companies are now estimated to have an accounting deficit. LCP's newly-launched FTSE 100 Pensions Explore...

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