Gilt yields could increase PPF levy by a quarter - UPDATED

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Schemes can expect to see a sharp increase in their Pension Protection Fund levies next year because of continuing low gilt yields, warns a consultant.

Towers Watson said levies could rise by 25% if yields remained at current levels over the next 12 months as this would keep liability measures used to calculate the premium high. Levy payments a...

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