Pension Protection Fund
Defined Benefit
The biggest stories this week were backlash over Bentley's plans to pass NI costs onto DB members, Rothesay Life buying two-thirds of Aegon's bulk annuity book, and speculation over the future of the British Steel scheme.
15 April 2016
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Defined Benefit
The funding level of the 5,945 schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 index improved slightly to 81% by the end of March.
12 April 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The Employer Covenant Working Group (ECWG) has announced its formal launch as it publishes a guide for advisers, trustees and sponsors of defined benefit (DB) schemes.
12 April 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Total funding levels of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 have continued to fall against a backdrop of market volatility and falling gilt yields.
08 March 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Total deficits of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 increased by more than a third over last month against a backdrop of falling gilt yields.
09 February 2016
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2 min read
Risk Management
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is seeking a panel of specialist firms to provide administrative and actuarial services for its scheme assessment process.
04 February 2016
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1 min read
Law and Regulation
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has published refreshed guidance for restructuring and insolvency professionals (IP).
21 January 2016
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1 min read
Law and Regulation
The Pension Protection Fund is proposing to make six changes to its levy rules in relation to the PPF-specific model. Here are the proposed changes in full…
22 September 2015
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Risk Reduction
The planned sale of Aga has been dubbed a win for the trustees of its deficit-ridden DB scheme but Stephanie Baxter finds this is just the start of the journey.
20 July 2015
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Defined Benefit
Master trusts could take off in the defined benefit market. Michael Klimes finds out why.
02 March 2015
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