Vishal Makkar

Aggregate DB surplus increases to £273.7bn in February

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Aggregate DB surplus increases to £273.7bn in February

PPF 7800 index finds funding ratio decreased slightly to 130.8%

clock 10 March 2026 • 2 min read
PPF records £5.9bn increase in funding position of DB schemes

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PPF records £5.9bn increase in funding position of DB schemes

PPF 7800 Index finds assets increased 0.2% and funding ratio increased to 131%

clock 10 February 2026 • 3 min read
PPF 7800 aggregate DB surplus rises by £2.1bn in December

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PPF 7800 aggregate DB surplus rises by £2.1bn in December

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

clock 13 January 2026 • 2 min read
PPF surplus rises to £257.6bn following index update

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PPF surplus rises to £257.6bn following index update

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

clock 09 December 2025 • 3 min read
PPF sees DB aggregate surpluses fall by £2.2bn in August

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PPF sees DB aggregate surpluses fall by £2.2bn in August

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

clock 09 September 2025 • 4 min read
PPF 7800 funding position up £10.6bn this month

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PPF 7800 funding position up £10.6bn this month

Funding ratio rises to 127.7% on a section 179 basis after long-dated bond yields increased

clock 12 August 2025 • 2 min read
DB funding improves despite drop in yields

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DB funding improves despite drop in yields

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

clock 08 July 2025 • 3 min read
PPF finds aggregate DB surplus fell by £13bn in April

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PPF finds aggregate DB surplus fell by £13bn in April

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

clock 13 May 2025 • 1 min read
PPF 7800 aggregate surplus falls by £17bn in March

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PPF 7800 aggregate surplus falls by £17bn in March

Lifeboat fund’s index shows funding ratio dropped by 1.4% in March to 124.7%

clock 08 April 2025 • 3 min read
PPF sees aggregate surpluses rise by £9.1bn in October

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PPF sees aggregate surpluses rise by £9.1bn in October

Lifeboat fund’s index finds surplus rose to £485.1bn from £476bn at the end of September

clock 12 November 2024 • 3 min read
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