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DB pension transfer values show signs of recovery following record fall


By Sophie Smith

Defined benefit (DB) pension transfer values have recovered around one third of the “sharp fall” seen in February, increasing to £246,000, largely thanks to rising expectations of future inflation increasing the expected value of members' pensions, according to the XPS Transfer Watch.

The group's Transfer Value Index previously recorded the largest monthly drop in DB pension transfer values since 2014, after they fell by almost 5 per cent to £242,000 in February


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