Broadstone: 50% hedged DB scheme reaches full funding in September

Sirius Index finds both 50% hedged and fully-hedged schemes saw deficits fall by £0.2bn

Martin Richmond
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Broadstone: 50% hedged DB scheme reaches full funding in September

Broadstone’s 50% hedged defined benefit (DB) scheme reached full funding on a self-sufficiency basis in September, analysis from Broadstone shows.

The consultancy's Sirius Index, which monitors how various scheme strategies are performing on their journeys to self-sufficiency, showed the 50% hedged scheme funding levels rose from 99.6% at the...

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