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PPF aggregate surplus rises to £475.5bn in July

Defined Contribution

PPF aggregate surplus rises to £475.5bn in July

Funding ratio decreases to 148.5% with total assets at £1.456tn

clock 13 August 2024 • 2 min read
Support for occupational pensions critical to address adequacy crisis, ACA says

Industry

Support for occupational pensions critical to address adequacy crisis, ACA says

Incoming chair says issue is the ‘defining challenge of our generation’

clock 30 May 2024 • 2 min read
People Moves: Week ending Friday 12 April 2024

Appointments

People Moves: Week ending Friday 12 April 2024

PP brings together all the appointments in the pensions industry over the past week

clock 12 April 2024 • 9 min read
PPF 7800 surplus decreased to £425.4bn in January

Defined Benefit

PPF 7800 surplus decreased to £425.4bn in January

Funding ratio increased to 143.9% from 142.8% at the end of December, with 4,451 schemes in surplus

clock 13 February 2024 • 2 min read
PPF: Scheme surpluses rose by £50bn in May

Defined Benefit

PPF: Scheme surpluses rose by £50bn in May

PPF 7800 Index found scheme deficits decreased by £2.1bn

clock 13 June 2023 • 3 min read

Industry

Embattled schemes welcome PPF levy cut approach

The Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) new tapered approach to its risk-based levy could provide a crucial short-term lifeline for struggling schemes hard-hit by Covid-19, the industry says.

clock 30 September 2020 • 3 min read

Defined Benefit

Gilt yield collapse causes £55bn liability growth in eight weeks

Schemes need to get in place a "robust hedging strategy" to mitigate the impact of sudden falls in gilt yields, Buck has said.

clock 03 July 2019 • 1 min read

Defined Benefit

Buck: Three-quarters of schemes now cashflow negative

Contributions are no longer sufficient to meet regular payments for three-quarters of small- to medium- sized defined benefit (DB) schemes, Buck analysis finds.

clock 18 June 2019 • 2 min read
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