All Pension Protection Fund articles – Page 2

  • Hans den Boer
    Opinion

    The PPF’s funding strategy: A long-term view

    2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

    More than a decade after our creation we remain confident of our financial position. In our last published annual report and accounts, we had £3.6bn in reserves, a 115.1 per cent funding ratio, more than £22bn of assets and responsibility for more than 220,000 members.

  • Chris Parrish
    Opinion

    PPF: Don’t delay GMP reconciliation

    2016-03-07T00:00:00Z

    The GMP reconciliation deadline is looming, and where schemes fail to reconcile data, liabilities could increase unnecessarily. The Pension Protection Fund’s Chris Parrish says where schemes in PPF assessment can seek help. 

  • Chris Collins
    Opinion

    PPF: New system leads to fewer appeals

    2015-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Talking Head: The Pension Protection Fund’s Chris Collins shares how the PPF’s invoicing has gone since the new insolvency risk model was introduced, and what else is in the pipeline.

  • Opinion

    Interest rates and the PPF

    2015-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Talking Head: Savers may be looking forward to higher interest rates and house buyers may be dreading them, but Gwyn Hacche asks what they mean for defined benefit schemes.

  • Opinion

    PPF: levy dip likely to be followed by further falls

    2014-10-22T00:00:00Z

    The Pension Protection Fund’s Chris Collins gives a speedy run-through of the latest on its levy changes, and explains why the levy is expected to fall for a further two years after 2015/16.

  • Opinion

    PPF: What our levy work means for your scheme

    2014-04-22T00:00:00Z

    Talking head: Ahead of a May consultation on the changes to its levy framework, the Pension Protection Fund’s David Taylor discusses the organisation’s plans for judging sponsor insolvency.

  • Opinion

    PPF: How we slashed assessment times with data push

    2014-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Talking head: The PPF’s David Heslop explains how the fund’s push to improve data quality has reduced processing costs for transferring schemes and levy payers.

  • Opinion

    PPF: How we hunt for value on legal advice

    2013-10-15T00:00:00Z

    The PPF’s David Taylor explains how its refreshed legal panel will help to improve value for the fund’s almost 200,000 members.