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DB surpluses hit £220bn as schemes remain 'resilient'

Defined Benefit

DB surpluses hit £220bn as schemes remain 'resilient'

XPS Group analysis shows DB schemes have seen ‘steady improvement’ over the last 12 months

clock 12 February 2026 • 1 min read
Bank of England holds rates at 3.75% as it waits for 'cloudy' data to clear

Industry

Bank of England holds rates at 3.75% as it waits for 'cloudy' data to clear

'Wait and see approach'

clock 05 February 2026 • 3 min read
Only one third of schemes using fiduciary management has independent oversight, XPS says

Regulation

Only one third of schemes using fiduciary management has independent oversight, XPS says

XPS finds proportion of schemes with independent fiduciary oversight remains ‘stubbornly’ low

clock 02 February 2026 • 1 min read
DB transfer values remain steady in Q4 2025, XPS finds

Defined Benefit

DB transfer values remain steady in Q4 2025, XPS finds

XPS says Transfer Value Index saw ‘greater stability’ in H2 2025 compared to H1

clock 26 January 2026 • 1 min read
UK inflation rises to 3.4% in December

Industry

UK inflation rises to 3.4% in December

ONS data shows CPI Index rose for the first time in five months

clock 21 January 2026 • 3 min read
Dr. Martens scheme completes £37.5m buy-in with PIC

Risk Reduction

Dr. Martens scheme completes £37.5m buy-in with PIC

Bulk purchase annuity transaction secures benefits of 455 scheme members

clock 20 January 2026 • 2 min read
DB aggregate surpluses see £31bn year-on-year rise, XPS finds

Defined Benefit

DB aggregate surpluses see £31bn year-on-year rise, XPS finds

DB:UK Funding Watch finds DB schemes ended 2025 in a ‘strong financial position’

clock 19 January 2026 • 1 min read
NG Bailey scheme completes £155m buy-in with PIC

Risk Reduction

NG Bailey scheme completes £155m buy-in with PIC

Bulk purchase annuity transaction secures the benefits of 1,581 members

clock 08 January 2026 • 1 min read
ESG progress stalls across UK fiduciary management market

Investment

ESG progress stalls across UK fiduciary management market

Just 21% of fiduciary managers were rated ‘green’ in 2025, down from 38% last year

clock 07 January 2026 • 2 min read
Bank of England cuts interest rate to 3.75%

Industry

Bank of England cuts interest rate to 3.75%

BoE MPC votes five to four to cut rates in final meeting of 2025

clock 18 December 2025 • 6 min read
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