PPF 7800

DB funding - Sept 2022: PPF index shows record surplus for schemes on s179 basis

Defined Benefit

DB funding - Sept 2022: PPF index shows record surplus for schemes on s179 basis

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

clock 11 October 2022 • 9 min read

Defined Benefit

DB funding - December 2021: PPF records £216bn swing

Big improvement in bond yields help index record highest funding level in nearly 15 years

clock 11 January 2022 • 5 min read

Defined Benefit

DB funding - November 2021: Surplus drops £33bn

PPF 7800 finds a big fall in funding over November but aggregate surplus remains

clock 14 December 2021 • 7 min read

Defined Benefit

DB funding - October 2021: Yields drive down surplus

Small deterioration in funding level recorded by PPF 7800 Index

clock 09 November 2021 • 6 min read

Defined Benefit

DB funding - September 2021: S179 surplus over £100bn

Overfunding is at its highest since 2007 on a section 179 basis, PPF index reveals

clock 12 October 2021 • 6 min read

Defined Benefit

DB funding - August 2021: Surplus rises with bond yields

PPF index finds a 104.7% funding level, although 2,483 schemes remain in deficit

clock 14 September 2021 • 5 min read

Defined Benefit

DB funding - July 2021: Fall in surplus on back of yield drop

Aggregate funding level drops to 103.5% but number of schemes in deficit rises by 176

clock 10 August 2021 • 6 min read

Investment

Schemes in 'denial' over dependence on 'once-a-century' equity performance to close funding gaps

Underfunded defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the UK are over-dependent on historically improbable equity returns, analysis by Willis Towers Watson reveals.

clock 14 September 2020 • 2 min read
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