Inflation estimate errors costing DB sponsors £50bn

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Overestimated inflation projections could be costing UK defined benefit scheme sponsors over £50bn in unnecessary funding commitments, a corporate adviser warns.

PwC says estimates used by trustees to judge future inflation are 1% higher than actual levels of inflation - distorting the estimate of scheme deficits. This, along with falling stock markets a...

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