Fees will not enter PPF

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is set for a windfall from the Nortel-Lehman case, as millions of pounds in independent trustee costs transfer to creditors.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) levy has been roundly attacked by pension fund managers in a report from Ignis Asset Management.

According to Sharing the Pensions Challenge, the policy was attacked by pension managers because the levy acts as a “drain on the resources of pensions” and places a heavy administrative burden on schemes.

One manager from the retail sector commented: “The PPF levy…is a big drain on the fund. If the government could provide this in a different way it would be helpful.”

The Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) 7800 Index, which tracks the aggregate funding position of the UK’s defined benefit (DB) schemes, reported a surplus for the first time since June 2008.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has revised its statement of investment principles (SIP), lowering exposure to equities and investing in private equity for the first time.

A busy month for the Pensions Protection Fund (PPF) saw the lifeboat win a significant High Court case, publish proposals for a change to levy calculations and reveal its deficit had doubled in a year.

Liabilities of UK final salary schemes exceeded £1trn for the first time during August, according to the latest update from the Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) 7800 Index.

Master trust offers pension schemes at risk of entering the PPF an alternative to buying out members’ benefits at less cost and in less time

Long-term risk that scheme buyout poses to stability of the Pensions Protection Fund’s levy does not worry its new leader, Alan Rubenstein

The Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) 7800 Index has revealed a £40bn increase in pension deficits for March, with the combined shortfall of those in deficit exceeding £250bn.

The potential liabilities of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) have soared after the aggregate deficit of UK schemes deteriorated to record levels last month.

Vince Cable has criticised the government’s arm’s-length approach to dealing with the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

The government is facing a fresh call to reduce or temporarily suspend Pension Protection Fund (PPF) levies for companies in financial distress.