Latest articles from Richard Farr

We need to talk about PPF drift

Richard Farr

The Pension Protection Fund, the lifeboat for failed defined benefit pension schemes, is facing a looming iceberg known as ‘PPF drift’, says Lincoln Pensions' Richard Farr.

IRM: Nouvelle cuisine or sing a song of sixpence?

Richard Farr

As integrated risk management has become the way of approaching defined benefit, Lincoln Pensions' Richard Farr asks if the industry needs to change to be able to deliver it.

Where next for scheme accounting measures?

Changes to accounting standards have helped raise awareness of DB deficits but it is time for greater transparency, says BDO's Richard Farr.

Employer growth emphasis will separate the wheat from the chaff

In the latest Informed Comment, BDO Pensions Advisory's Richard Farr analyses schemes' employer covenant conundrum, arguing the new employer growth objective has harmed the security of members' benefits.