All PPF 7800 index articles
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NewsPPF 7800 Index dipped in July, but funding levels remain robust, for now
”Funding levels for DB schemes are still in a healthy position with an aggregate surplus around four times higher than a year ago”
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PPF DB index funding level reaches highest level since June 2007
Increasing bond yields driving up scheme funding levels
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UK trustees called to re-think journey planning – survey
70% of participants said they should reassess their engagement model, i.e. advisory or fiduciary management
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Funding roundup: JPMorgan AM sees 6.5% funding level drop for UK schemes
Plus: PPF 7800 index May 2020 figures; Dutch schemes’ funding levels
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UK DB schemes ‘holding too much’ in growth assets, illiquids
Schemes aiming for buyout in the next five years are de-risking too slowly, according to analysis by Barnett Waddingham
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Challenges remain for PPF despite funding improvements
More than half of UK schemes are underfunded, with an aggregate deficit of £115bn
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UK roundup: £43bn asset pool hires Robeco for engagement mandate
Plus: UK DB deficit falls back below £90bn; Engineering institute seals £50m de-risking deal
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Sharp improvement in UK DB funding during April
Rising assets, falling liabilities put FTSE 100 company schemes in best position for 10 years
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UK roundup: Lowest-paid workers ‘missing out’ on pension tax relief
Plus: Pension freedoms three years on; Teachers’ Pension Scheme benefit changes; DB deficit latest
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UK funding deficit halved in January despite equity downturn
PPF data shows combined DB deficit fell from £104bn to £51bn during January
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UK scheme funding boosted by stock markets, longevity changes
Funding improvements could release £400m for company investments, Mercer argues
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UK roundup: Data shines spotlight on pension inequality
Also: DB scheme funding improves in July; Railpen adopts optimiser tool for quant allocation
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UK roundup: Royal Mail pension costs, Standard Life-Aberdeen merger latest
Defined benefit aggregate shortfall increased by 8.4% during April
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UK roundup: Small companies risking fines with AE delays
Plus: DB funding improves during Q1, and Barnett Waddingham enters JV with Milliman
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UK roundup: Union proposes risk-sharing scheme for Royal Mail
Also: Aggregate liabilities spike in February, PIC confirms two de-risking deals
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UK roundup: British Steel, state pension age, Pensions Regulator [updated]
Unions accept closure of British Steel scheme, while post-Brexit fall in immigration could require higher state pension age
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UK: Deficits mean trustees ‘losing focus on paying pensions’
Hymans Robertson says changes in cash-flow position have passed many trustees by
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‘Like a marathon on a treadmill’: UK schemes stand still in 2016
PPF data confirms no progress made on pension deficits over past 12 months
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UK roundup: PLSA, USS, PPF index, PIC
Universities Superannuation Scheme backs letter calling for greater company disclosure
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UK’s PPF consults on changes to key valuation assumptions
UK lifeboat fund assumption changes would lift s.179 funding ratio
