Pension scheme funding remains steady in August – Broadstone
The growth-focused scheme’s funding level rose from 94.1% at the end of July to 94.2% at the end of August, while the matching-focused scheme’s funding level fell from 89.9% to 89.8%.
Funding levels for two pension scheme strategies remained broadly unchanged during August 2026, according to the Broadstone Sirius Index.
The index tracked a growth-focused scheme and a more conservative matching-focused scheme against a low-dependency basis.
Both started 2026 with a funding level of 90%.
The growth-focused scheme’s funding level rose from 94.1% at the end of July to 94.2% at the end of August.
Its funding level stayed within a 0.6% range during the month.
The matching-focused scheme’s funding level fell from 89.9% to 89.8%.
It remained within a 0.4% range.
Andy Knight-Stephens, investment director at Broadstone, said: “August saw gilt yields reach levels not seen for decades.
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