Industry fears PPF Experian switch could lead to levy hikes

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The vast majority of the industry is concerned the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) switch of risk rating providers could lead to an "unjustified" levy hike for some, Barnett Waddingham research finds.

The lifeboat fund will use Experian instead of Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) to rate sponsor's risk of insolvency in levy calculations from 2015/16 (PP Online, 31 July). The move will see the PPF using...

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