All Pension Protection Fund (PPF) articles
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NewsPeople moves: Denmark’s Velliv names chief financial officer
Plus: Schroders appoints investment head; Investment Association chief to step down next summer
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NewsUK lifeboat fund consults on keeping levy at zero for 2026/27
Pension Protection Fund says it will continue to build financial security principally through its investment returns
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NewsUK’s PPF publishes first sustainability report
Report highlights key achievements such as formalising quarterly stewardship reviews for assessing external managers
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NewsUK largest pension providers and insurers back regional growth drive
All Accord signatories, along with Rothesay, PIC and the PPF, have signed up to the ‘Sterling 20’ initiative
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NewsGIIN Forum 2025: Pension funds now supply 35% of impact capital
Institutional impact allocations have soared since 2019, according to the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Local government pension schemes finalise pooling choices
Plus: £1bn+ buy-in deals; the latest on the Pension Protection Fund
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NewsPPF scraps levy as UK Pension Schemes Bill progresses
The move saves defined benefit schemes and their sponsoring employers collectively £45m
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NewsUK government set to scrap PPF administration levy
UK pensions minister Torsten Bell confirmed plans to abolish the Pension Protection Fund administration levy
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NewsA call to rethink cognitive diversity strategies in asset management
New research reveals cognitive diversity alone is insufficient without intentional leadership, in a study led by Alex Edmans and commissioned by the Diversity Project
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NewsDWP’s Impact Assessment says DB reforms put members’ pensions at risk
Accessing surplus may improve employer’s financial position, but may risk pension scheme becoming underfunded, says Pension Security Alliance
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NewsUK government sets out indicative timeline for pensions reform
DWP launches roadmap setting out UK’s provisional plan to implement reforms across DC and DB workplace pensions
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NewsUK launches ‘game changing’ Pension Schemes Bill
DWP says new bill will create a more ‘efficient, resilient pension landscape’, and lay the foundation for the upcoming Pensions Review
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NewsUK’s PPF to invest £1bn in infrastructure
DB protection fund will assess quality UK and global opportunities in line with fiduciary duty
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NewsAPG and TIAA award €475m impact investing mandate to Arcmont
The investment will be centred on four key themes: climate, health, education and sustainable economic growth
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NewsDB surplus extraction could boost UK economy but detail will be key
The move could unlock £100bn of value over the next decade
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NewsPPF lowers levy to £45m as it expects more flexibility from government
DWP says it will consider giving PPF more flexibility to reduce its levy, supporting DB schemes and their sponsoring employers to drive growth
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NewsUK government proposes tapping into DB surplus for economic growth
UK government is determined to encourage DB pension funds to deliver investment and drive economic growth
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: How a DB ‘surplus code’ could support economic growth
David Wrigley, partner at LCP, says supporting the appropriate release of surpluses could provide a shot in the arm to the UK economy
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AnalysisDB schemes indicate growing preference for retaining assets
But buyout remains preferred option, according to UK pensions industry
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NewsPension Protection Fund puts levy decision on hold
The lifeboat expects to make a decision on a new levy for 2025/26 in January
