Surpluses hit record levels but 'fluctuations' may lie ahead

PPF 7800 Index surplus hits record levels but uncertainty may lie ahead

Jonathan Stapleton
clock • 2 min read
Funding fluctuations may lie ahead
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Funding fluctuations may lie ahead

The aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme surplus has hit record levels – with the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) showing it had risen to £468.8bn on a section 179 basis during May.

The lifeboat fund said the aggregate surplus of the 5,050 schemes in the PPF 7800 Index was estimated to have increased over the month to £468.8bn at the end of May 2024 from a surplus of £458.3bn ...

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