PPF probability of success drops to lowest ever level as reserves plummet by 16%

James Phillips
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The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has an 83% probability of success for its target of being self-sufficient by 2030 as of March this year, a six percentage point drop from 2019.

In its annual report and accounts for 2019/20, published today (8 October), the lifeboat fund said the likelihood of meeting its objective - to be 110% funded by 2030 - had fallen for a third succe...

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