Mixed fortunes for DB scheme funding levels in March, Broadstone finds

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Mixed fortunes for DB scheme funding levels in March, Broadstone finds

Defined benefit (DB) scheme funding levels had mixed fortunes in March, analysis from Broadstone shows.

The latest data from the consultancy's Sirius Index, which monitors how various scheme strategies are performing on their journeys to self-sufficiency, revealed the 50% hedged scheme saw an increas...

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