PPF
Defined Benefit
The PPF's plans to impose a new levy model on schemes that cease to have a substantive sponsor have received mixed reactions from the industry, writes Stephanie Baxter
13 March 2017
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4 min read
Defined Benefit
Helen Morrissey spoke to DB Taskforce chairman Ashok Gupta at the recent PLSA Investment Conference about industry reaction to its recent report
13 March 2017
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5 min read
Defined Benefit
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has advocated a "full merger" of defined benefit (DB) schemes which splits employers from their burgeoning obligations.
07 March 2017
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4 min read
Defined Benefit
Much of the industry has praised the regulator for striking a deal with Sir Philip Green over the BHS schemes and expressed a degree of relief.
01 March 2017
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
A scheme to allow British Home Stores (BHS) members to avoid large cuts through the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) could be the first to be assessed under new levy calculations.
28 February 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Hoover has revealed it is pushing for a deal to send its defined benefit (DB) scheme into the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) in order to avoid collapse.
27 February 2017
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2 min read
Industry
Helen Morrissey looks back on 20 years of Professional Pensions.
23 February 2017
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1 min read
Law and Regulation
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is proposing a new levy rule for schemes that cease to have a substantive sponsor following a restructuring in order to protect other levy payers.
21 February 2017
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3 min read
Law and Regulation
It is a daunting task to look over the sheer volume of pensions regulation from the past two decades. Michael Klimes analyses the key developments
20 February 2017
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6 min read
Industry
Jane Marshall says it is important to learn from the past if we are to build a strong pension model for the future.
15 February 2017
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7 min read
