PPF finds scheme surpluses increased by £19bn in April

Scheme deficits reduced by £4.5bn according to latest figures from the PPF 7800 Index

Martin Richmond
clock • 3 min read
PPF finds scheme surpluses increased by £19bn in April

The aggregate surplus of UK defined benefit (DB) schemes increased by £19.3bn over the month of April, according to data from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

The lifeboat fund's 7800 Index found across the 5,131 schemes in the index, the surplus increased from £359.3bn at the end of March to £378.6bn by the end of April and the funding ratio increased o...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Pensions

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the industry
  • Receive our in-depth monthly magazine in either print or digital format
  • Access our Sustainable Investment Hub covering news and opinion from thought leaders in the ESG space
  • Receive important and breaking news stories selected by the Editors in our daily newsletter
  • Hear from industry experts and other forward-thinking leaders
  • Receive a monthly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts and a feature from the magazine in advance of its release date

Join now

 

Already a Professional Pensions
member?

Login

More on Defined Benefit

Hitchiner: The establishment of a viable DB superfund regime would provide a valuable additional option

SPP: DB superfunds and pension fund consolidation

Steve Hitchiner says it remains to be seen whether DB superfunds will be a mass market solution

Steve Hitchiner
clock 02 October 2023 • 3 min read
John Southall, Head of Solutions Research, LGIM

Partner Insight: Constructing buyout-ready portfolios for the endgame

As defined benefit (DB) schemes adopt a holding pattern ahead of a potential buyout, LGIM’s Solutions team – making use of their modelling frameworks – share their insights into how they believe schemes can best invest to meet their objectives.

John Southall, Head of Solutions Research at LGIM
clock 28 September 2023 • 8 min read
Equisoft launches update to transfer product to support electronic DB transfers

Equisoft launches update to transfer product to support electronic DB transfers

Company claims to be the first vendor to support electronic DB transfers

Martin Richmond
clock 26 September 2023 • 1 min read
Trustpilot