Surplus reported for 27% of tranche 15 schemes

Valuations came against a difficult economic background permeated by Brexit and Covid

Hope William-Smith
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Surplus reported for 27% of tranche 15 schemes

Just over a quarter (27%) of defined benefit schemes in The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) tranche 15 group have reported a surplus.

The regulator's 2022 scheme funding analysis - published today (28 July) - showed it received more than 1,710 valuations with which it has collated its latest data. The surplus of tranche 15 sch...

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