DB surpluses up £48bn in year to September

XPS Group says £222bn aggregate surplus maintained, up £2bn last month

Jasmine Urquhart
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DB surpluses up £48bn in year to September

The aggregate surplus of UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes was up by £48bn in the year to September, XPS Group has said.

The consultancy's Funding Watch tracker showed there was a £222bn aggregate surplus against long-term funding targets, up £2bn in September and £48bn year-on-year. It also found the funding leve...

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