Pension Protection Fund

Trustees banned after firm used pension scheme as income

IFAonline | 08 Feb 2012 | 13:00

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has banned three pension scheme trustees for life after uncovering “serious and persistent” breaches of investment regulations and legislation.

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Retirement Planner | 04 Jan 2012 | 10:29
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Govt and pension schemes to meet over £20bn investment plan

Ministers and pension scheme representatives will meet every fortnight over the next three months to plan funding in UK infrastructure.

IFAonline | 04 Jan 2012 | 07:00

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Autumn Statement: Osborne to ‘unlock’ £20bn from pension funds

The Chancellor has confirmed he will unlock £20bn of pension fund assets to invest in private infrastructure in a bid to “overhaul the physical infrastructure of our nation”.

IFAonline | 29 Nov 2011 | 13:28
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Pensions regulator accused over crash of 'zombie' scheme

More than 8,000 members of a works pension fear for their future after discovering their scheme, which has a £274m deficit, is to seek a bailout from the Pension Protection Fund.

IFAonline | 24 Oct 2011 | 08:14
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Retirement Planner | 10 Aug 2011 | 11:43
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Pension deficits hit £67.3bn July

Deficits of schemes monitored by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) worsened last month, increasing from £8.3bn in June to £67.3bn at the end of July.

IFAonline | 10 Aug 2011 | 08:30
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DWP to extend help for failed pension schemes

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) may extend the rules of the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) to insure pension schemes exempt from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

IFAonline | 13 Jun 2011 | 12:15
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Quango bonfire will cost more than it saves: MPs

Plans to scrap or reform 192 quangos, including the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the Pensions Ombudsman (PO) and the Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman (PPFO), has been ‘botched’ according to MPs.

IFAonline | 07 Jan 2011 | 10:20
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PPF 2011/12 levy will drop to £600m

The Pension Protection Fund has confirmed it aims to collect an overall levy of £600m in 2011/12.

IFAonline | 20 Dec 2010 | 10:52
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PPF loophole leaves savers exposed

A legal loophole could threaten PPF payouts in the event of company insolvencies, warns Ros Altmann.

IFAonline | 02 Dec 2010 | 13:30
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PPF unveils levy calculation proposals

The Pension Protection Fund’s proposed levy calculation reforms will bring “stability and predictability” to scheme payments, chief executive Alan Rubenstein says.

IFAonline | 08 Oct 2010 | 09:20
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NAPF urges caution on PPF levy

NAPF CEO Joanne Segars has welcomed the PPF’s announcement of a long-term funding strategy, but recommended a “cautious approach” to levies.

IFAonline | 25 Aug 2010 | 12:30

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