index- linked Gilts Fund
Law and Regulation
Philip Hammond's Spring Statement was empty of any direct pension news as the Treasury sought to avoid major policy announcements.
13 March 2019
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The total funding level of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 index has worsened for the fourth month in a row, after further gilt yield falls.
13 September 2016
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2 min read
Investment
Rupert Brindley says it doesn't make sense to mark pension liabilities to gilts.
14 July 2016
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
The total funding level of the 5,945 schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 index rose slightly to 83% by the end of April.
10 May 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
PP looks at a potential solution to the cashflow problem as schemes mature.
22 March 2016
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5 min read
Defined Benefit
Total deficits of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 increased by more than a third over last month against a backdrop of falling gilt yields.
09 February 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes should move away from index-linked gilts and increase exposure to risk assets in order to plug deficits, according to research by Fathom Consulting.
27 January 2016
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
The total deficit of schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 index fell to £262.5bn at the end of October as both gilt yields and equity markets rose.
10 November 2015
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