All PPF 7800 Index articles
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NewsDB pension schemes enter Q2 with strong funding position
Private sector pension schemes were in a strong position ahead of the market volatility caused by US trade tariffs, according to the PPF 7800 Index.
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NewsDB pension schemes finish 2024 with £226bn surplus
Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes’ aggregate surplus position declined in December as volatility hit equity and bond markets.
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NewsBuoyant DB pension funding environment may hasten endgame
Defined benefit pension funds’ buoyant funding levels of recent months have continued more or less unabated.
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NewsDB schemes’ surplus rises £5.2bn in December
On the go: The aggregate surplus of the 5,131 defined benefit schemes in the Pension Protection Fund 7800 Index increased by £5.2bn in December.
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NewsPPF updates buyout assumptions
On the go: The Pension Protection Fund has proposed to update the assumptions used in assessment period valuations, which determine if a scheme could secure benefits with an insurer above the levels provided by the lifeboat.
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NewsDB schemes’ surplus falls by £7.6bn in November
On the go: The aggregate surplus of the 5,131 defined benefit schemes in the Pension Protection Fund 7800 Index fell by £7.6bn in November.
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NewsWebinar: Pension Protection Fund 2022 Purple Book
The Pension Protection Fund will be publishing its annual analysis of the defined benefit sector on December 1.
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NewsRising gilt yields push PPF 7800 index aggregate surplus up 23%
On the go: The aggregate surplus of defined benefit pension schemes eligible for entry into the Pension Protection Fund leapt by almost a quarter in August, fuelled by increasing gilt yields and declining liabilities.
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NewsPPF urges trustees to plan for sponsor insolvency
On the go: The Pension Protection Fund is encouraging trustees to have a contingency plan in place for sponsor insolvency, as the PPF 7800 index decreased for the first time is six months.
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NewsDB sponsor profit warnings jump 70% in first half of 2022
On the go: The number of profit warnings issued by UK companies with a defined benefit scheme has increased to 34 in the first half of the year, representing a 70 per cent rise over the same period in 2021.
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NewsDB schemes reach 120% funding
On the go: The aggregate surplus of the 5,215 defined benefit schemes in the Pension Protection Fund 7800 Index increased by £6.3bn in June, reaching a funding position of 120.1 per cent.
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NewsDB schemes’ surplus increases £55bn in May
On the go: The aggregate surplus of the 5,215 defined benefit schemes in the Pension Protection Fund 7800 Index increased by £55.4bn in May.
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NewsProfit warnings from companies with DB scheme surge 46%
Profit warnings from UK public companies with a defined benefit pension scheme increased 46 per cent between the starts of 2021 and 2022, as consumer and industrial sectors bear the pain of rising costs and supply chain disruption.
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NewsDB scheme surplus rises £43bn in March
On the go: The aggregate surplus of the 5,215 defined benefit schemes in the Pension Protection Fund 7800 Index increased by £42.8bn in March.
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NewsDB schemes’ surplus drops £12.8bn in February
On the go: The aggregate surplus of the 5,215 defined benefit schemes in the Pension Protection Fund 7800 Index decreased by £12.8bn in February.
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OpinionUnprecedented DB scheme funding levels: Is this as good as it gets?
For the first time in nearly two decades, aggregate funding ratios for UK defined benefit schemes are at historic highs.
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NewsDB schemes’ surplus rises by £17bn in January
On the go: The aggregate surplus of the 5,215 defined benefit schemes in the Pension Protection Fund 7800 Index increased by £17.1bn in January.
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NewsDB schemes’ surplus rises by £48bn in December
On the go: The aggregate surplus of the 5,215 defined benefit schemes in the Pension Protection Fund 7800 Index increased by £47.9bn in December.
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NewsDB schemes’ surplus falls by £33bn in November
On the go: The aggregate surplus of the 5,215 defined benefit schemes in the Pension Protection Fund 7800 Index fell by £33.1bn in November.
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NewsPPF Purple Book shows improved DB funding but risks remain
Data crunch: Scheme deficits have recovered by £100bn since the low point of the Covid-19 pandemic, while the Pension Protection Fund liabilities with schemes in assessment are down by more than £4bn, according to the PPF’s Purple Book 2021.