Buyout takes MF Global scheme out of PPF assessment

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The MF Global UK Pension Fund has left Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment after the scheme's trustees secured a £52m buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).

The trustees said the deal meant members would receive benefits that were broadly equivalent to those promised by the scheme, despite it being significantly underfunded when it entered assessment. ...

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