Just five companies account for half of total £40bn FTSE 100 pension surplus

LCP says surpluses are ‘unevenly distributed’ but represent a ‘huge opportunity’ for firms

Holly Roach
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Just five companies account for half of total £40bn FTSE 100 pension surplus

FTSE 100 defined benefit (DB) pension surpluses are “unevenly distributed” with just five companies accounting for half the total surplus, LCP says.

The consultancy's Accounting for Pensions report revealed just a handful of companies account for half the total combined surplus of FTSE 100 schemes – which sat at £40bn at year end 2024 – with su...

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