DB scheme funding level

How the funding of defined benefit pension schemes is changing

Surplus increased to £69bn due to increases in bond yields and fall in rate of inflation

The average time to buyout fell by five years and four months

XPS analysis finds that funding improved by nearly 20 percentage points over the year

Fall in bond yields follows market turbulence of September and October

The lifeboat fund says scheme funding levels steady after sharp improvement in September

Lifeboat fund caveats positive outlook noting impact on assets is currently less certain

Funding levels steady and in surplus but liabilities up amid rising inflation expectations

XPS says UK schemes on track for full funding as deficits reduce by almost 70% in June

Average time to buyout for FTSE 350 DB schemes fell by one year and four months in May