Autumn Statement 23: PPF to be used as investment vehicle for smaller DB schemes

Chancellor announced his Autumn Statement today outlining a series of pensions measures

Holly Roach
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Autumn Statement 23: PPF to be used as investment vehicle for smaller DB schemes

The government will open the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) as an investment vehicle for smaller defined benefit (DB) schemes, chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed.

In the Autumn Statement today (22 November), the chancellor confirmed the government is prioritising improving outcomes for pension fund savers. As such, he confirmed he will be "opening up the ...

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