FTSE 100 companies had combined surpluses of £40bn in their pension funds at the end of March on an FRS17 measure, Watson Wyatt estimates.
The actuarial consultancy firm said this was the largest surplus since the firm began monitoring surpluses and deficits in UK pension funds back in 2002. It said that, while share prices fell duri...
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