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Industry
PP research finds readers have concerns about how a master trust lifeboat fund would be funded.
05 January 2017
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3 min read
Industry
This year has been a busy one for the pensions industry. Professional Pensions looks at what happened between March and June
28 December 2016
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5 min read
Defined Benefit
The industry has reacted with a mixture of support and scepticism at MPs' recommendations to reform the defined benefit (DB) pension system.
22 December 2016
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
Here is a summary of the most important points in the Work and Pensions Committee's (WPC) report on governance of defined benefit (DB) schemes.
22 December 2016
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2 min read
Industry
The fallout from the British Home Stores (BHS) saga and the government's forthcoming crackdown on scams will be some of the biggest topics in pensions next year.
21 December 2016
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4 min read
Law and Regulation
The House of Lords has amended the upcoming Pension Schemes Bill to introduce a lifeboat fund for failing master trusts. James Phillips asks if this is a good idea
21 December 2016
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5 min read
Risk Reduction
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is working on plans to impose a levy on schemes that do not have a substantive sponsoring employer after a restructuring.
16 December 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The funding deficit of defined benefit (DB) schemes dropped almost 30% to £194.7bn over November, according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) latest update.
13 December 2016
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2 min read
Investment
UK pension schemes' average allocation to bonds has risen to over 50% for the first time according to The Pension Protection Fund's (PPF's) Purple Book.
08 December 2016
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has put into effect changes to actuarial assumptions used in sponsor insolvencies and to calculate risk-based levies.
02 December 2016
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1 min read
