Shalin Bhagwan

Lifeboat fund’s 7800 Index shows surplus stood at £259.7bn at the end of 2025

Latest data paints ‘picture of stability’ in the funding of DB schemes

20th edition of the PPF’s Purple Book shows the overall DB deficit improved and funding ‘remains strong’

PP joins PPF’s Shalin Bhagwan and James Emmott to discuss the latest DB scheme data

Lifeboat fund proposes a zero levy for conventional DB pension schemes

Funding ratio increases to 129.8% and liabilities up by 0.6% due to slight drop in gilt yields

Lifeboat fund’s data shows total scheme assets fell by 1.9% while scheme liabilities fell by 2.2%

PPF says rise in liability values was outpaced by growth in DB asset values

Rise in bond yields caused DB schemes’ asset and liability values to fall

Tariff uncertainty meant surplus fell for third month in a row to £202.5bn