PPF
Defined Benefit
The British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) could have a £2bn surplus when using best estimate investment return assumptions, analysis by First Actuarial has suggested.
25 April 2017
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3 min read
Industry
This week's top stories include speculation about what the snap general election may mean for pensions, and Bernard Matthews' owners accused by MPs of throwing out a deal to save the DB scheme for their own benefit.
21 April 2017
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Tata Steel has reportedly offered a one-off £520m payment into the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) in an attempt to cut ties with the fund.
20 April 2017
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3 min read
Law and Regulation
The upcoming general election is an opportunity to put forward a bolder pension policy says Hilary Salt.
20 April 2017
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
The former owners of Bernard Matthews have been criticised for rejecting a takeover deal which would have stopped its defined benefit (DB) scheme from entering the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).
18 April 2017
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation which considers allowing contracted-out pensioner members to transfer to schemes which have never been contracted-out.
11 April 2017
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1 min read
Investment
Helen Morrissey gauges industry reaction to TPR's investment guidelines for defined benefit schemes
07 April 2017
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6 min read
Defined Benefit
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has confirmed its new levy rule for schemes without a substantive employer for the 2017/18 year.
31 March 2017
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
The PPF's David Taylor speaks to Stephanie Baxter about how it could reduce the pressure on smaller schemes, and how sponsors will be impacted by its planned levy changes
29 March 2017
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4 min read
Defined Benefit
A deal on separating the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) from Tata Steel may be just two or three months away, according to reports.
27 March 2017
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1 min read
