LGPS 101% funded on a low-risk basis

Isio index finds LGPS still fully funded, despite drop from 108% in October 2023

Jasmine Urquhart
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Isio says the LGPS is still fully funded on a low risk basis
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Isio says the LGPS is still fully funded on a low risk basis

The aggregate funding level of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) was measured at 101% at the end of last year, Isio analysis finds.

The consultancy's Low Risk Funding Index measured the individual funding levels of the 87 participating funds at 31 December 2023, and found a fall in gilt yields and rise in inflation at the end o...

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