Pensions - Articles - PPF 7800 Index Update

 Highlights include:

 - The aggregate deficit of the 6,057 schemes in the PPF 7800 index is estimated to have decreased over the month to £262.5 billion at the end of October 2015, from a deficit of £311.7 billion at the end of September 2015.

 - The funding ratio improved from 79.9 per cent to 82.7 per cent.

 - Total assets were £1,253.9 billion and total liabilities were £1,516.4 billion.

 - There were 4,943 schemes in deficit and 1,114 schemes in surplus.