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DB deficit falls £14.5bn over February, says PPF
DB deficit falls £14.5bn over February, says PPF

The combined funding level of the UK's 5,450 defined benefit (DB) schemes increased by 90 basis points (bps) over February, latest Pension Protection Fund (PPF) data shows.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 12 March 2019
DB deficit falls £8.8bn over January, says PPF
DB deficit falls £8.8bn over January, says PPF

The combined funding level of the UK's 5,450 defined benefit (DB) schemes increased by 60 basis points (bps) over January, latest Pension Protection Fund (PPF) data reveals.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 12 February 2019
PPF: DB universe drops back into red
PPF: DB universe drops back into red

Defined benefit (DB) schemes fell back into deficit on aggregate over December as gilt yields and asset returns fell, the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) says.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 08 January 2019
PPF 7800 index hits highest funding level since 2011
PPF 7800 index hits highest funding level since 2011

The combined defined benefit (DB) funding level increased to 97.7% at the end of September, according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) latest update.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 09 October 2018
10 years after Lehmans: How schemes have fared
10 years after Lehmans: How schemes have fared

A decade on from the investment bank's collapse, James Phillips looks at the crisis' impact on the industry and where schemes are today.

  • Investment
  • 17 September 2018
PPF 7800 deficit up 4% during August to £65.3bn
PPF 7800 deficit up 4% during August to £65.3bn

The combined defined benefit (DB) deficit increased by £2.5bn over August to £65.3bn on a section 179 basis, according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) latest update.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 11 September 2018
PPF index: DB deficit falls 27% to £62.8bn
PPF index: DB deficit falls 27% to £62.8bn

Private sector defined benefit (DB) schemes were 96.3% funded on a Pension Protection Fund (PPF) compensation basis at the end of July, according to the lifeboat fund's monthly index.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 14 August 2018
DB schemes 'may have hit fully-funded' in May
DB schemes 'may have hit fully-funded' in May

Rallying growth assets may have enabled defined benefit (DB) schemes to reach fully-funded on a section 179 basis in the first half of May, according to BlackRock.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 12 June 2018
DB deficits rise £21bn over February, says PPF
DB deficits rise £21bn over February, says PPF

Defined benefit (DB) schemes saw a £21.1bn growth in their funding shortfall last month as both gilt yields and equities suffered falls, according to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

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  • 13 March 2018
Are DB deficits on a downward spiral?
Are DB deficits on a downward spiral?

The PPF 7800 deficit was slashed in half last month as gilt yields rose. Victoria Ticha asks if this is the start of a longer trend

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  • 19 February 2018
PPF 7800 deficit slashed in half as gilt yields rise
Pension Protection Fund 7800 deficit slashed in half as gilt yields rise

The combined defined benefit (DB) deficit decreased by £52.8bn over January to £51.0bn on a section 179 basis, according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF's) latest update.

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  • 13 February 2018
DB funding soars to highest level since 2014
DB funding soars to highest level since 2014

Defined benefit (DB) schemes have hit their best funding position since April 2014, according to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

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  • 12 December 2017
PPF 7800 records £8bn deficit reduction
PPF 7800 records £8bn deficit reduction

The aggregate deficit of the UK's defined benefit (DB) schemes fell by £8.2bn over October, with 49 schemes moving into surplus, according to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

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  • 14 November 2017
DB funding level drops over August after 105 schemes fall into deficit
DB funding level drops over August after 105 schemes fall into deficit

The combined deficit of the UK's defined benefit (DB) schemes rose by £40bn over August, according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) latest index.

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  • 12 September 2017
IPC Media Pension Scheme appoints BlackRock for £600m fiduciary management mandate
IPC Media Pension Scheme appoints BlackRock for £600m fiduciary management mandate

The trustee of the IPC Media Pension Scheme has appointed BlackRock as fiduciary manager to run around £600m of assets.

  • Investment
  • 15 August 2017
PPF 7800 deficit falls 20% over June
PPF 7800 deficit falls 20% over June

The aggregate deficit of 5794 schemes in the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) 7800 Index is estimated to have decreased to £186.2bn by the end of June.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 12 July 2017
T-Mobile International scheme goes down fiduciary route
T-Mobile International scheme goes down fiduciary route

The T-Mobile International UK Pension Scheme has appointed BlackRock as its first fiduciary manager after an open tender.

  • Investment
  • 15 June 2017
DB schemes 'miss the party' as deficits grow despite strong global equity performance
DB schemes 'miss the party' as deficits grow despite strong global equity performance

The combined deficit of the UK's defined benefit (DB) schemes grew by 30% over the last 12 months, according to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

  • Defined Benefit
  • 09 May 2017
PPF 7800 deficit rises in February on the back of weaker yields
PPF 7800 deficit rises in February on the back of weaker yields

The combined deficit of defined benefit (DB) schemes increased by £45.5bn over February to £242bn according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) latest update.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 14 March 2017
DB schemes in 'early win' as deficit falls in January
DB schemes in 'early win' as deficit falls in January

The aggregate deficit of the UK's defined benefit (DB) schemes fell by £27.4bn during January, almost eliminating the growth seen in December.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 14 February 2017

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