All PPF levy articles – Page 6
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Opinion
PPF: What our levy work means for your scheme
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.
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Opinion
Is the PPF assessment process getting value for DB members?
In the latest edition of Informed Comment, Spence & Partners’ Alan Collins says the introduction of the Pension Protection Fund’s specialist panels have delivered value for money for scheme members and levy payers.
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Features
PPF levy change hits solvent employers
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) accepts its new levy calculation will mean increased charges for schemes with low insolvency risk, except when they are in the highest funding brackets.
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FeaturesTui starts early to control PPF levy cost
As the Tui pension scheme works ahead of time to certify its contingent asset and reduce its Pension Protection Fund levy, Ian Smith and Anna Lyudvig analyse the process.
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FeaturesBAE ups debt guarantees to safeguard benefits
The defence company has increased debt guarantees to a level where it qualifies as a PPF contingent asset, potentially reducing the cost of its PPF levy
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Features
Countdown to manage PPF levy changes
The Pension Protection Fund’s Chris Collins sets out the main changes to its annual levy and how schemes need to prepare ahead of the March 30 deadline.
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Features
How to save money on your PPF levy
TLT head of pensions Sasha Butterworth explores how schemes can use contingent assets to save money on their risk-based levy.
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Features
PPF levy dilemma for small schemes
The Pension Protection Fund’s new levy framework is likely to lead to schemes derisking, but smaller schemes with sophisticated investment strategies may lose out, consultants have warned.