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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 reactions to the slide. 

The Weekly Wrap: February 06 edition

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A round-up of this week's pensions stories from across the FT group, including the death knell for John Lewis's final salary scheme, and the rise of investment management insourcing among European pension funds. 

The Weekly Wrap: January 30 edition

A round-up of this week's pensions stories from across the FT Group, from UK gilt yields hitting historic lows, to the City watchdog denying it bowed to political pressure on retirement regulation.