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Update your PPF valuation to save on levy, schemes urged

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Update your PPF valuation to save on levy, schemes urged

Gains on bonds and equities could help schemes cut their s179 levy in half

clock 27 January 2022 • 2 min read
Do USS employers really bear an extra £1.3bn every year?

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Do USS employers really bear an extra £1.3bn every year?

Michael Bromwich explores UUK’s arguments about increased sponsor costs for USS

clock 26 January 2022 • 9 min read
August date sealed for CDC authorisation applications

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August date sealed for CDC authorisation applications

Date comes as TPR opens a consultation into authorisation procedures

clock 25 January 2022 • 2 min read
PIC invests £128m in low-carbon student acomodation

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PIC invests £128m in low-carbon student acomodation

The secured debt investment will transform a 1,230-room Birmingham uni student village

clock 25 January 2022 • 1 min read
Pension transfer activity hits lowest level since 2018

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Pension transfer activity hits lowest level since 2018

The latest updates from the XPS transfer watch analysis

clock 24 January 2022 • 2 min read
Pension tax penalties could push 7,000 NHS retirements

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Pension tax penalties could push 7,000 NHS retirements

An exodus is likely in March according to Quilter

clock 17 January 2022 • 1 min read

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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
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