All Pension Protection Fund (PPF) articles – Page 13
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LPFA, Greater Manchester launch £500m infrastructure vehicle
Shared vehicle to have London, Manchester focus but look to invest in national projects
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Pensions industry debates treatment of protection schemes in HBS
Organisations disagree over use of protection schemes as balancing items
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Deficit levels at UK pension funds soar as low yields increase pain
Deficit levels rise £275bn over 2014 for PPF universe as falling Gilt yields undo 10% rise in value of assets
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PPF stands by duty of care demand on ABC valuations
UK lifeboat fund publishes final levy determination documents, leaving structure agreed in October intact
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Nortel scheme moves to next judgment after £340m win in Canadian case
Lawyers for trustees, PPF lose argument for issuing FSD against Canadian estate but secure £340m funding for deficit
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UK roundup: PPF 7800 Index, Partnership, medically underwritten buy-ins
Funding shortfalls at UK pension funds shoot up as Gilt yields falls dramatically in November
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UK schemes able to expedite wind-up process after High Court ruling
Ruling allows pension schemes to sell s75 debt to third-parties, speeding up winding-up process after sponsor insolvencies
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PPF throws down gauntlet to advisers on ABC valuation ‘duty of care’
Lifeboat fund defends demands for independent valuation of ABCs in levy calculation with legal duty of care
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Consultants criticise liability extension in PPF levy consultation [amended]
Extension of adviser’s ‘duty of care’ over ABC valuation deemed unnecessary, unachievable
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UK roundup: Zurich UK Pension Schemes, PPF 7800 Index
Insurance provider to close DB offering to future accrual after schemes leave £648m deficit
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Infrastructure: Pension funds turn back on middlemen
European pension funds have long been aware of the benefits of infrastructure but, in 2014, the idea of co-investment with other pension funds has become a much more realistic option.
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UK pension funds shy from liability-matching in favour of alternatives
Purple Book shows slowdown in shift from equities to bonds and from Gilts to index-linked investments
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UK roundup: Tesco vs Texan firemen, PPF, Monarch, Greybull Capital
Retailer Tesco sued by US pension plan after accounting error caused it to overstate profit
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Regulator saves MG Rover scheme from PPF with £8m deal
Warning noticed issued to third-party firm secures funding as scheme leaves PPF assessment
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Mandate roundup: Merseyside Pension Fund, Unigestion, Pension Protection Fund
Merseyside Pension Fund re-appoints Unigestion for European equities mandate
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BT scheme loses final court appeal against PPF levy exemption
Pension fund, sponsor company challenged European Court of Justice ruling from September 2013
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UK roundup: USS, Universities UK, DWP, PPF
University body accused of using ‘dodgy’ figures as union negotiates over changes to USS benefits
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PPF lowers levy estimate as insolvency-score upheaval nears end
Lifeboat fund makes amendments from May consultation, agrees to accept wider asset-backed contributions
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NAPF appoints industry veteran to head up infrastructure platform
New chief executive seeks to develop investment programme, build internal team and grow investor base
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PPF to increase alternatives portfolio with £500m energy mandate
Lifeboat fund says tender for up to £500m will sit within its alternatives portfolio, accounting for a fifth of assets