DB sponsors cite policy and geopolitics as key reasons for Q3 profit warnings

Over a fifth of profit warnings in Q3 came from firms with a DB pension scheme

Holly Roach
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DB sponsors cite policy and geopolitics as key reasons for Q3 profit warnings

Geopolitical uncertainty and the impact of policy change were cited in most of the profit warnings issued by UK-listed companies with a defined benefit (DB) scheme during Q3, according to EY-Parthenon.

The organisation's report revealed 57% of the 14 UK DB profit warnings referenced these issues – marking the highest volume for this cause reported in over 25 years of its analysis. It was also a "...

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