£13m Ring scheme enters PPF after triggering four insolvencies

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The £13m Ring pension scheme has entered the Pension Protection Fund, after trustees and advisers whittled down a list of over 40 companies to just four sponsors and triggered their insolvency.

The scheme has around a £4.7m deficit and was historically part of a much bigger US-owned group, with the UK operations shrinking over time and gradually becoming more distressed. The principal ...

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