Mixed picture for DB funding levels in October, Broadstone finds

Consultancy warns November could be a ‘volatile’ month for markets ahead of Budget

Martin Richmond
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Mixed picture for DB funding levels in October, Broadstone finds

Defined benefit (DB) scheme funding levels experienced mixed fortunes in October, research 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, revealed the fully hedged scheme saw a narr...

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