PPF aggregate surplus rises to £442.3bn in February

Funding ratio increases to 146.1%, with total assets at £1.4trn

Jasmine Urquhart
clock • 2 min read
The aggregate surplus of the PPF7800 rose in February
Image:

The aggregate surplus of the PPF7800 rose in February

The aggregate surplus of schemes in the Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) 7800 index was estimated to have risen to £442.3bn at the end of February.

The PPF's index, which estimates the funding position of the 5,050 defined benefit (DB) schemes in the PPF 7800 index based on a section 179 basis, saw the funding ratio increase to 146.1%, a 2.2% ...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Pensions

Become a Professional Pensions Lite Member today

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis and opinion from the industry
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our two daily news alerts
  • Hear from industry experts and other forward-thinking leaders

Join now

 

Already a Professional Pensions
member?

Login

More on Defined Benefit

Tender Watch: Trustees of Sumitomo scheme appoint First Actuarial

Tender Watch: Trustees of Sumitomo scheme appoint First Actuarial

First Actuarial appointed to provide actuarial and administration services

Professional Pensions
clock 09 June 2025 • 1 min read
FIF25: Opportunities with DB pensions

FIF25: Opportunities with DB pensions

No ‘one size fits all’ approach to endgame, with changing allocations within DB schemes

Jasmine Urquhart
clock 04 June 2025 • 1 min read
DWP responds to WPC report on DB pensions market

DWP responds to WPC report on DB pensions market

Government confirms it will consider PPF compensation changes and consult on trusteeship, accreditation and governance

Holly Roach
clock 01 May 2025 • 4 min read
Trustpilot