PPF 7800 aggregate surplus rises by £5.3bn in May

Lifeboat fund’s index shows surplus increased to £263.8bn by the end of last month

Martin Richmond
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PPF 7800 aggregate surplus rises by £5.3bn in May

The aggregate surplus of the defined benefit (DB) schemes in the Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) 7800 Index rose by £5.3bn in May, latest data shows.

The latest update to the lifeboat fund's 7800 Index - which estimates the section 179 funding position of DB schemes - revealed the aggregate surplus increased to £263.8bn by the end of May, up fro...

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