PPF faces tough 12 months as it moves towards self sufficiency

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The Pension Protection Fund says it is on target to become self sufficient by 2030 but the next 12 months will be a testing time.

The lifeboat fund set out its strategic plan for this year, in which it said it was confident of meeting its aim of becoming fully self sufficient by 2030 but faces challenges as the economy faces ...

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