Defined Benefit

PPF reports highest ever aggregate surplus

Defined Benefit

PPF reports highest ever aggregate surplus

Surpluses rose in June to £437bn and schemes in deficit saw lowest ever shortfall

clock 11 July 2023 • 2 min read
Mansion House reforms to unlock £75bn from DC and LGPS

Investment

Mansion House reforms to unlock £75bn from DC and LGPS

Chancellor announces new VfM framework, DC investment vehicle and LGPS consultation

clock 10 July 2023 • 4 min read
DB should be 'realigned' with UK prosperity aims

Defined Benefit

DB should be 'realigned' with UK prosperity aims

Hymans Robertson paper calls for TPR and PPF policy changes as well as tax incentives

clock 07 July 2023 • 3 min read
DC values fall while DB plans maintain surplus

Defined Benefit

DC values fall while DB plans maintain surplus

Aon tracker shows a fall in DC while PwC finds DB schemes had a £330bn surplus last month

clock 07 July 2023 • 3 min read
Inflation continues to impact DB funding levels

Defined Benefit

Inflation continues to impact DB funding levels

Mercer reports surplus fall while Broadstone finds funding positions remain stable

clock 06 July 2023 • 3 min read
One in six schemes see funding reduction

Risk Reduction

One in six schemes see funding reduction

LCP survey finds variation across funding levels and priorities of DB schemes

clock 06 July 2023 • 3 min read
PPF aims to reach scope 3 net zero by 2035

Transition Management

PPF aims to reach scope 3 net zero by 2035

PPF’s new sustainability strategy covers RI, EDI, community impact and operations

clock 04 July 2023 • 1 min read
Gilt yields fall by 0.1% in June causing scheme surpluses to fall back

Defined Benefit

Gilt yields fall by 0.1% in June causing scheme surpluses to fall back

Aggregate surplus of UK schemes fell over June to £131bn, down from £140bn in May

clock 04 July 2023 • 1 min read
DB schemes should prepare for 'major' buyout delays

Defined Benefit

DB schemes should prepare for 'major' buyout delays

'Growing mismatch’ between number of schemes and insurers available to transact

clock 04 July 2023 • 3 min read
Partner Insight: When two gaps collide - How the 'trust gap' affects the 'ethnicity pensions gap'

Defined Contribution

Partner Insight: When two gaps collide - How the 'trust gap' affects the 'ethnicity pensions gap'

At 54%, the ethnicity pensions gap in 2023 is stark. To what extent is a lack of trust in the investment industry stopping pensions from reaching their full potential?

clock 04 July 2023 • 7 min read
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