13 November 2012
The Pension Protection Fund produces a monthly index update (this month’s release has data taken as at end-October 2012) of the estimated funding position of the defined benefit schemes which would be potentially eligible for entry into the Fund.
Total scheme deficits fell a small amount during the month, from £229.1bn as at end September to £227.3bn at end October with a corresponding almost imperceptible improvement in s179 funding ratio to 82.4% from 82.3%.
A full report and analysis is provided by the PPF at this external page