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PP joins PPF’s Shalin Bhagwan and James Emmott to discuss the latest DB scheme data

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The PPF's Shalin Bhagwan and James Emmott
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The PPF's Shalin Bhagwan and James Emmott

Professional Pensions teamed up with the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to discuss its annual Purple Book.

In an exclusive webinar, which was held on 5 December, PP editor Jonathan Stapleton was joined by PPF chief actuary & interim chief financial officer Shalin Bhagwan and PPF actuary James Emmott to discuss the latest edition of the Purple Book.

The annual survey of scheme finances paints a holistic picture of the risks posed by UK defined benefit (DB) schemes protected by the PPF – giving an idea of the latest trends in scheme de-risking, asset allocation, and membership, among numerous other areas.

This year's edition will incorporate more granular asset allocation data collected by TPR, as well as a number of refinements to the PPF's own roll-forward calculation methodology used to estimate asset and liability figures. 

View the webinar below or on Professional Pensions' YouTube channel. Read the PPF's Purple Book in full here.

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