UK 'debt crisis' could reduce DB funding levels for well-funded schemes by 7%

Van Lanschot Kempen says crisis increasing deficits by £4m per £100m of liabilities could be on the cards

Jasmine Urquhart
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VLK says a "UK debt crisis" is on the cards and could affect DB schemes of all funding levels
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VLK says a "UK debt crisis" is on the cards and could affect DB schemes of all funding levels

A UK ‘debt crisis’ could reduce the funding levels of well-funded defined benefit (DB) schemes by 7%, modelling by Van Lanschot Kempen finds.

The model analysing the impact of five future risk scenarios for well, medium and lower-funded schemes found such a crisis could increase deficits for well-funded schemes by £4m per £100m of liabil...

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