Pensions Age

DB funding surplus rises to £273.7bn in February - PPF

The aggregate surplus of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) 7800 Index increased by £8.1bn during February 2026, reaching £273.7bn ...
Pensions&Investments

PPF 7800 index pension surplus rises, but funding ratio falls in November

The total surplus of corporate pension funds covered by the PPF 7800 index increased by 1.6% in November to £425.5 billion ($540.3 billion), despite a fall in the funding ratio of these plans. The ...
Pensions Expert

PPF 7800 Index shows surplus and funding improvements

On the go: The PPF 7800 Index for June shows improvements in the surplus and funding positions (on a section 179 basis) for the more than 5,000 schemes potentially eligible for entry to the Pension ...
Professional Pensions

Aggregate DB surplus increases to £273.7bn in February

The aggregate surplus of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) 7800 index rose by £8.1bn to £273.7bn in February.
Pensions Expert

PPF index highlights DB funding trough, expected to normalise

The Pension Protection Fund’s latest 7800 Index figures showed further deteriorating funding deficits among defined benefit schemes, but industry commentators expressed caution against knee-jerk ...