All Pension Protection Fund (PPF) articles – Page 3
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PIMFA calls for PPF to compensate British Steel Pension Scheme members
Advice firms would still be required to pay redress by topping up an individual’s pension provision to a level which would be invested directly into the PPF
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UK roundup: House of Fraser plan strikes £600m buyout
Plus: Royal Mail DC scheme selects ‘financial wellness’ provider; WTW OneDB and Isio mandates
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Mandate roundup: PPF seeks firm to join assessment period panel
Plus: German insurer awards €100m to Schroders; Investor in Belgium seeks manager for €150m equities mandate
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Pension Protection Fund sets strategic priorities for next three years
The fund is currently conducting a planned review of its funding strategy
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UK roundup: Charity completes £61m bulk annuity transaction
Plus: Firefighters agree pension MoU with government; PIC invests in affordable housing; PPF sees drop in ethnicity pay gap
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PPF creates advisory panel for overfunded pension schemes [updated]
DB lifeboat fund also announces update to existing legal panel following new procurement process
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UK roundup: PDP picks potential providers
Plus: PPF’s new levy measure; PLSA’s ‘pensions dashboard’ guide; Buy-in deal for Legal & General; Second state pension age review
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UK pension scheme funding improves despite £129bn deficit
Purple Book also shows fixed income allocation increases to 72%
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Lawyers back superfunds as strong ‘Plan B’ for DB plans
But legal experts split over best sequencing of action for schemes with insolvent sponsors
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UK roundup: TPT master trust invests in private equity
Plus: John Townsend scheme agrees £30m buy-in
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UK roundup: PPF’s reserves rise to £9bn
Plus: Independent schools drop out of teacher pension scheme
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UK roundup: PPF seeks specialist panel
Dashboard programme searches for providers for tech testing; £49m buy-out for Miracle Garden scheme
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UK roundup: PPF consults on levy, to collect £415m
Atkinson Northern scheme in buy-in deal with Legal & General
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UK lifeboat fund confirms COVID levy payment window extension
Schemes and sponsoring employers can apply for the payment extension within 28 days of receiving their levy notice
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FRC fines KPMG £13m, sanctions restructuring unit partner [updated]
KPMG and Costley-Wood’s actions allowed HIG Group to snap up Silentnight out of insolvency while £100m of pension liabilities were transferred to the PPF
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People moves: PPF names board chair; Kløw leaves Norway’s pension fund group
PPF, Pensjonskasseforeningen, Aviva, Finanstilsynet, Border to Coast, DPAG, AXA IM, SSF, Candriam, Nordkinn AM, Aon, RepRisk, Preqin
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DB lifeboat fund strikes first direct deal in UK social housing
Pension Protection Fund says investment ‘showcases our in-house expertise and capabilities’
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UK roundup: Mowlem scheme avoids lifeboat fund with £150m L&G buyout
Plus: NEST chooses administrator for digital future-focussed scheme
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UK roundup: Smart Pension to provide platform to Barclays clients and employees
Plus: PPF launches consultation on actuarial assumptions; UK DB schemes’ health surpasses pre-COVID-19 levels
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PPF: Two thirds of DB schemes in deficit following COVID-19 market crash
The UK’s DB lifeboat fund warns of an expected increase in the number of claims over the next year as the pandemic’s effects bite