PPF
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
Law and Regulation
Defined benefit (DB) trustees should make greater use of the flexibilities within regulations, The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) chief executive has said.
02 December 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The UK's 5,945 defined benefit (DB) schemes had a £306bn surplus under realistic investment return assumptions by the end of October, according to First Actuarial.
14 November 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The aggregate deficit of all schemes in the PPF 7800 index fell for a second month in a row on the back of rising gilt yields.
08 November 2016
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
Helen Morrissey thinks the regulator will need to show its teeth in the BHS saga.
08 November 2016
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1 min read
