DB scheme funding remains steady in April amid market volatility, Broadstone finds

Consultancy says funding levels remain ‘robust’ in face of ‘rapidly developing’ economic backdrop

Martin Richmond
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DB scheme funding remains steady in April amid market volatility, Broadstone finds

Defined benefit (DB) scheme funding levels broadly remained steady in April despite market volatility caused by the tariffs announced by US president Donald Trump, analysis from Broadstone shows.

The latest update from the consultancy's Sirius Index, which monitors how various scheme strategies are performing on their journeys to self-sufficiency, found the fully hedged and 50% hedged schem...

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