The aggregate funding position of 7800 defined benefit funds monitored by the Pension Protection Fund fell by £43.6bn in September.
The lifeboat fund’s PPF 7800 index found the deficit had worsened from £36.7bn at the end of August 2008 to £80.3bn at the end of September 2008. It said this compares to a surplus of £75.1bn in S...
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