UK DB profit warnings reach highest quarterly level of 2024

EY-Parthenon finds Q3 saw a 33% increase compared to Q2

Martin Richmond
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UK DB profit warnings reach highest quarterly level of 2024

Profit warnings from UK sponsors with defined benefit (DB) schemes in 2024 reached their highest quarterly total for the year in Q3, research from EY-Parthenon has shown.

The data from the firm's latest Profit Warnings report revealed from July to September, UK-listed companies with a DB scheme issued 20 profit warnings. This equalled the number of profit warnings i...

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