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DB funding - December 2021: PPF records £216bn swing

Big improvement in bond yields help index record highest funding level in nearly 15 years

clock 11 January 2022 • 5 min read
Concern over lack of interest from DB scheme members

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Concern over lack of interest from DB scheme members

The PPF has urged final salary scheme members to get retirement ready in 2022

clock 04 January 2022 • 2 min read
Pension transfer value index hits record high

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Pension transfer value index hits record high

XPS Pensions Group's index climbs to £270,000

clock 17 December 2021 • 2 min read
TPR delays second DB code consultation to late summer

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TPR delays second DB code consultation to late summer

Revised DB funding code was initially expected to launch by end of 2021

clock 15 December 2021 • 2 min read
Illiquid assets: The key to the DB cashflow conundrum?

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Illiquid assets: The key to the DB cashflow conundrum?

Cyprian Njamma looks at the potentially flexible and logical solution

clock 15 December 2021 • 3 min read
Private sector DB actives drop below one million

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Private sector DB actives drop below one million

TPR annual DB report also reveals total members has fallen by 2.5 million since 2012

clock 15 December 2021 • 2 min read
FTSE 350 firms urged to take 'bespoke' funding route

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FTSE 350 firms urged to take 'bespoke' funding route

Hymans Robertson has compared the funding routes under TPR’s new regime

clock 15 December 2021 • 1 min read

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DB funding - November 2021: Surplus drops £33bn

PPF 7800 finds a big fall in funding over November but aggregate surplus remains

clock 14 December 2021 • 7 min read
Closing the funding and income gap

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Closing the funding and income gap

Nisha Thakrar explores how schemes can approach their most pressing balancing act

clock 14 December 2021 • 3 min read
Climate change not a priority for sub-£1bn DB schemes

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Climate change not a priority for sub-£1bn DB schemes

Research found the issue was not a priority at all for schemes with under £1bn in AUM

clock 08 December 2021 • 2 min read
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