FTSE 100 DB scheme surplus sits at 'healthy' £60bn, LCP finds

Consultancy praised the ‘prolonged period of strong funding levels’

Holly Roach
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FTSE 100 DB scheme surplus sits at 'healthy' £60bn, LCP finds

The combined IAS19 surplus of the FTSE 100 pension schemes remains at a “healthy” £60bn, Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) finds.

The consultancy's analysis highlighted the "prolonged period of strong funding levels", which it said had given defined benefit (DB) schemes time to "plan and develop robust endgame frameworks and ...

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