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We have 29 expert panellists, working across six panels, who provide specialist advice and help schemes move through our assessment process as efficiently as possible. They can support schemes where the sponsoring employer is in distress or to us directly. The panels provide more certainty to members and reduces costs to levy payers. 

The panels include:
 
• Trustee and Support Services
• Specialist Administration and Actuarial Services 
• Audit Services 
• PPF Legal Panel
• PPF+ Advisory
• Data Support 

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They use the PPF Trustmark badge to show the high-quality of service they provide to members of schemes in PPF assessment. 
 
The Trustmark aims to reassure members of schemes in PPF assessment that the communications they are receiving are from organisations that are working closely with us to secure the best possible outcome. 
 
The badge may be used in a number of ways, including in member communications for schemes in PPF assessment, on online member portals, and on scheme specific websites.

Trustee and Support Services

  • Assessing the impact of reorganisations and restructurings on the pension scheme and its employer covenant, including any mitigation that may be required to repair any detriment
  • 'Moral hazard' risk review, to consider likelihood of TPR intervention
  • Supporting trustees in assessing proposals to compromise scheme benefits and separate the pension scheme from the sponsor
  • Providing expert advice and assistance in restructuring negotiations
  • Undertaking or reviewing insolvency contingency planning 
  • Advising trustees post an insolvency event or post a restructuring plan implementation

Cardano Advisory is the UK’s leading specialist provider of covenant and related advisory services advising over 400 clients with combined pensions assets of over £400bn, ranging from £2m to £20bn+.

We provide a range of services to trustees, sponsors (including their investors) and TPR. Our mission is to deliver safer financial futures for members.

Restructuring advisory services

  • Our range of restructuring related services include:
  • •Assessments of the impact of reorganisations and restructurings on the pension scheme and its employer covenant, including potential mitigation that may be required to repair any detriment
  • 'Moral Hazard’ risk review, to consider likelihood of TPR intervention
  • Supporting trustees in assessing proposals to compromise scheme benefits and separate the pension scheme from the sponsor
  • Providing expert advice and assistance in restructuring negotiations Undertaking or reviewing insolvency contingency planning 
  • Advising trustees post an insolvency event or post a restructuring plan implementation.

We are a conflict free pensions advisory practice with a unique approach.

Our multi-disciplinary and highly skilled team comes from a range of professional backgrounds including corporate finance, accounting, actuarial, legal, and insolvency practitioners as well as C-suite level in industry enabling us to deliver creative and innovative solutions.

Our extensive experience of stressed and distressed situations includes high-profile assignments and complex cases, including large multi-employer schemes in global groups as well as schemes with sole SME and Mid-Market employers.

As an independent specialist, we work alongside other stakeholders to deliver positive client outcomes.

For further information visit the Cardano website. 

We are one of the largest professional pension scheme trustee companies in the UK. We have a UK wide network of offices so we can provide the benefit of local support to every scheme to which we are appointed. 

Many decisions taken by trustee boards are finely balanced. We believe that trustee boards make better, more robust decisions where they have access to a broad-based team with experience of the diverse issues which can impact on the ability of a scheme to deliver the best possible outcomes for its members.
 
We take a multidisciplinary team based approach to the delivery of trustee services – every pension scheme to which we are appointed has a lead trustee representative with access to the full complement of our pension expertise.
  
We apply process and technology to deliver more efficient and better services to our members. We work closely with partners committed to the use of Fintech to develop online access for members where possible and this is their preference. We provide timely reporting and best in class risk management which contributes to an enhanced member experience.
 
Our owners have been actively involved since Dalriada was founded in 2003 and continue to work full-time as professional trustees. Their overriding business objective is to provide interesting and truly worthwhile careers for our people. This ethos has facilitated the recruitment and retention of one of the strongest professional trustee teams in the industry.

For further information visit the Dalriada Trustees Limited website

Evelyn has been managing the financial affairs of private clients and their business interests for over a century.

Founded in Glasgow in 1881, the firm has grown and evolved over the years to offer a wide range of complementary services. We’re now among the ten largest firms of accountants in the UK and our investment management business has over £20 billion of funds under management and advice.

We provide a distinctive range of financial and professional services to meet our clients’ needs.

We’re also internationally connected. We’re a member of Nexia International, a global network of accounting and consulting firms in over 600 offices in over 100 countries.

Restructuring advisory services

Our team is led by partner, Adam Stephens, a licensed insolvency practitioner. We’ve undertaken pension assignments, such as employer covenant reviews, for over 15 years involving:

  • a variety industries
  • for trustees or employers
  • where there’s a sole sponsoring employer, multi-employer or industry wide schemes, and other schemes
  • a variety of situations, for instance, triennial valuations, restructurings, RAAs, DDAs, and even scheme amalgamations
  • negotiating enhanced scheme security
  • devising ongoing monitoring frameworks
  • involving The Pensions Regulator, and other regulators
  • debt recovery of overpaid pension payments

Adam and colleagues have taken insolvency appointments in a variety of restructuring circumstances, including pre-pack administrations, company voluntary arrangements, and liquidations.

Our restructuring advisory services are provided by CLA Evelyn Partners LLP. We aim to develop a constructive relationship with all stakeholders in the many situations we face.

For further information visit the Evelyn website.

 

We get under the skin of businesses in complex and difficult situations. With over 360 members of staff and 50 partners, we have a deep understanding of why crises happen and how to find a way out. Our five pillar services complement each other: restructuring, pensions, corporate finance, debt advisory and forensics.

Working across the board, from multinational organisations to small enterprises, we develop effective strategies for all kinds of businesses. Every situation is tackled with FRP’s honest, clear and considered approach.

We take a straightforward approach to providing solutions that preserve and improve the strength of support for a company’s pension scheme. When businesses face challenges, we unravel the complexities, solve problems and aim to protect value.

For us quality and focus are important and doing the right thing will always be our priority. We don’t overcomplicate matters or overwhelm you with bulky reports. Instead, we give you advice tailored to your situation, so that you have all the information you need to make decisions with confidence.

We use our financial review, restructuring and corporate finance experience to recommend and implement practical solutions. Our flexible approach means you decide how involved we are – from fitting seamlessly into your current team of advisers or leading a project on your behalf.

We pull project teams together from across our firm, bringing specialists together into a single unit with the technical skills and situational experience to recommend and deliver a clear plan of action.

For further information visit the FRP Advisory website

ITS was founded in 1990 and is an independent business wholly owned by its Board of Directors. We have a depth of experience dealing with pension schemes in special situations, including solvent restructuring and were originally formed to deal with the requirement to appoint an Independent Trustee in an insolvency process. We are:

Independent

  • No conflicts, tie-ins or ‘deals’ distract from what’s best for each individual scheme
  • We're a dedicated professional trustee and pension trusteeship is at the heart of everything we do.

Solution driven

  • 100+ schemes taken through a PPF assessment process
  • Securing higher than PPF outcomes for several schemes
  • We don’t look for fights, we look for fixes
  • Working with the PPF since their inception we have a clear framework for solving complex problems and understanding what is important, including on high profile cases such as Carillion, BHS and Monarch Airlines
  • Commercial and considered – we understand stakeholder’s objectives and work collaboratively to deliver better outcomes 

Supported by a dedicated PPF team

  • Our dedicated team takes part in our general and PPF specific training
  • We value shared thinking and experiences

Collaborative

  • We work collaboratively with co-trustees and the sponsor. Strong industry relationships make us a powerful partner.

Focused on trusteeship

  • We have a proven track record of looking after members’ interests and for innovation
  • We're committed to effective and efficient governance

Diverse

  • We have a wide range of people and experience, not just from the traditional professions
  • Our two Director model adds diversity and resilience 

For further information visit the ITS Limited website

 

Open Trustees is a leading independent trustee company acting as trustee for DB schemes, DC schemes and hybrid arrangements throughout their lifetime. 

We’re a member of the Pensions Regulator’s panel of trustees and the PPF’s Trustee and Support Services Panel.

Our team consists of five directors and seven pensions managers/administrators. Due to their varied backgrounds within the pensions industry, our team is highly knowledgeable of the legal, actuarial, covenant, investment and administration issues affecting pension schemes. 

Open Trustees is a wholly owned subsidiary of international law firm Osborne Clarke, and all of our directors are qualified UK solicitors specialising in either pensions or corporate restructuring and insolvency.
 
Led by Jonathan Hazlett and Noel Cantrell, Open Trustees has substantial experience of the tasks arising during a scheme's PPF assessment period, including project management, completing all PPF assessment period tasks, dealing with contingent assets and illiquid assets, managing multi-employer issues, dealing with member complaints, navigating complex litigation and securing PPF+ buy-outs. 

We also have experience of high-profile schemes acting as trustee where there is a high degree of political or press interest. We have acted for some of the PPF's most high-profile schemes including Thomas Cook, British Steel, Box Clever, Johnston Press, Austin Reed and Kodak. 
 
We also have significant experience of being appointed to schemes with a distressed sponsoring employer prior to their insolvency. We can assist with contingency planning, consider corporate restructuring options, protect the scheme’s position as a material creditor and agree rescue deals.
  
For further information visit the Open Trustees website 

 

 

Specialist Administration and Actuarial Services Panel

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Barnett Waddingham is a leading independent UK professional services consultancy at the forefront of risk, pensions, investment and insurance.
 
We have over 1,500 people – including 94 partners – each delivering on our values and promise, ensuring the highest levels of trust, integrity and quality. We are free from any external stakeholders, allowing us to take a long-term view with all our clients and bring fresh ideas to the table, unobstructed. 
 
Our primary focus is providing the personal, quality, tailored approach that has driven our success and led to our high level of client retention. 
 
We seek to build stable and long-term partnerships with clients, supported by our low staff turnover thanks to our ongoing investment in our people and technology together with our unique culture.
 
Our experienced PPF team of administrators, actuaries, investment consultants, DC and transaction advisers work together to support schemes in all aspects of PPF related issues. 
 
Across our nine offices we advise a range of schemes, helping many of the largest and most complex schemes through PPF assessment.
 
We also support trustees and employers before insolvency. In particular, we provide advice and expertise to put the PPF’s contingency planning guidance into practice. Our focus is always on ensuring the best possible outcome and experience for scheme members.

For further information visit the Barnett Waddingham website.

Broadstone Pensions is a specialist pensions actuarial and administration consultancy and our mission has always been to have ‘happy clients and happy staff’.

Our focus is providing a top quality, flexible, cost effective, and tailored approach. We’re free from any external stakeholders meaning we can focus on doing the right thing by all clients. We consider the members of the pension schemes we service clients too, and strive to provide them with timely and helpful support. We’re based in the Midlands but have a national client base.

Our people are key to the success of our business and we’re exceptionally proud of their loyalty and commitment to delivering a quality, timely and efficient service. We’re intentionally ’top-heavy’, with work largely being undertaken by experienced senior staff, and believe this results in a better outcome for clients – higher quality at a lower cost. 

Our key aims when delivering our service are:

Cost transparency – we often work on a fixed fee basis and our clients should never receive an unexpected invoice
Solutions driven – if issues arise our focus is on solutions and how problems can be resolved or mitigated  
Accuracy – it’s important work is accurate to make sure we get the right outcome for our clients
Personal touch – we’re approachable and responsive, We listen to and work with our clients to make sure we work to their agenda, not ours 
Imagination – we encourage our team to be innovative and think outside of the box

For further information visit the Broadstone Pensions website.

Spence is a privately-owned UK firm of pension consultants, actuaries, pension scheme information technology specialists and administrators.

We have clients throughout the UK, serviced from our offices in London, Belfast, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, and Bristol.

We’re focused on the provision of excellent support services to employers and trustees operating defined benefit pension schemes, as demonstrated by winning multiple industry awards in recent years. 

Our clients range from large UK PLCs and major government bodies to small-to-medium-sized pension schemes. We were appointed to the PPF’s specialist actuarial and administration panels on their inception and have worked on projects with the PPF since its establishment in 2005. 

We’re also a leading provider of pensions data audit and pensions benefit audit services for pension scheme trustees. We have significant expertise in remedial pension scheme data work, often in the run up to buy-out or during a PPF assessment period. We’ve worked on around 200 projects resulting in full scheme buy-outs, PPF plus buy-outs and transfers to the PPF and the Financial Assistance Scheme. 

We use technology driven solutions to maximise the quality and reliability of our work, and the effectiveness of our experienced staff.  Our pension scheme work is undertaken on our award-winning, proprietary pension scheme administration and actuarial system, Mantle.

For further information visit the Spence website

 

Quantum Actuarial LLP (trading as Quantum Advisory) is an accredited independent financial services consultancy that provides solution-based pension and employee benefit services to employers, scheme trustees and members. We have offices in Amersham, Birmingham, Cardiff and London.

We design, maintain and review pension schemes and related employee benefits on an ongoing basis in order that they operate efficiently and effectively and are valued by members. This means that sponsoring employers can get on with doing the things they do best, therefore saving time and money.

All of the Partners once led actuarial and employee benefit consulting teams at major consultancies. Our pedigree is first class and there is little pensions or employee benefits work that, collectively, we have not done. By continuing to invest in talented people, excellent systems and by encouraging proactive solution-based thinking, we aim to offer a premium service and true value for money. 

Every member of our experienced team of actuaries, consultants, investment specialists and administrators are dedicated to surpassing expectations. We place great value on long-term staff relationships and client relationships and both of these aspects have contributed to our track record of growth. 

We are delighted to be part of the SAAS panel, working and sharing ideas with industry peers for schemes in a PPF assessment period.  Employer insolvency can be a worrying time for scheme members and our personal approach when dealing with members is welcomed and appreciated. 

Further information

Audit Services Panel

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At Assure UK, we specialise in pension scheme audits, which means we are able to streamline the process for our clients. We believe that the very best service comes from dedicated specialists committed to excellent client service.

Our commitment to an attentive, proactive, and personal service is why we’re always available and the first choice of some of the top pension schemes in the UK – who have stayed with us for over a decade.

Our team of pension audit experts have over 60 years of experience and serve over 100 clients. Excellent client service is at the heart of what we do. A recent client interview project revealed that we have a Net Promoter Score of 88% which is testament to our commitment to client satisfaction.

We are a multi-award winning firm who take pride in the quality of training we provide throughout our firm. 

We’ve seen steady growth in our business and continue to make and build new relationships with key contacts in the industry.

For further information, visit the Assure UK website.

At Cooper Parry, we’re here for three reasons: to disrupt the industry and smash every accountancy stereotype to smithereens. To lead the way in everything we do. And to make life count for our people, our clients and our community.

In our Pensions Audit team, those three have never rung truer. And at the heart of everything we do, you’ll find our burning belief (and indeed, knowledge) that happy, engaged people provide the best service.

If we create a culture that our people love being a part of – one where they have the chance to play to their strengths every day – we know we’ll attract and retain top talent.

We know we’ll have raving fans – people who’ll not only like working with us, but who’ll also recommend us. And then, the rest will fall into place.

That’s why we’re The Sunday Times’ 8th Best Company to Work For in the UK.

That’s why we were crowned Pensions Accountancy Firm of the Year at the 2020 Pensions Age Awards.

And that’s why we’re working with more and more awesome clients along the way.

For further information visit the Cooper Parry website

 

Evelyn has been managing the financial affairs of private clients and their business interests for over a century.

Founded in Glasgow in 1881, the firm has grown and evolved over the years to offer a wide range of complementary services. We’re now among the ten largest firms of accountants in the UK and our investment management business has over £20 billion of funds under management and advice.

We provide a distinctive range of financial and professional services to meet our clients’ needs.

Our pensions audit team is led by partner, Matthew Maneely. Matthew has 25 years’ experience, building a high level of technical knowledge and practical experience in this highly regulated environment. He has led our service to the PPF since were were appointed in 2013.

Working in partnership

Advisors are often regarded as too remote. That’s not how we work. With our specialist pension assurance team, we build deep, proactive relationships to deliver a service that supports scheme trustees and their advisers.  We have the depth to provide this support in a personalised manner.

Value of our approach:

  • Access to a team with considerable service and sector experience who devote 100% of their time to this field
  • A collaborative approach. We’re willing to roll up our sleeves to get things done
  • Proactive support with multiple touch points
  • The team carries out no corporate audits, removing any perceived or potential conflicts of interest with participating employers

Our audit services are provided by CLA Evelyn Partners Limited.

For further information visit the Evelyn website.

 

A PPF Audit Panel auditor since 2013, Johnston Carmichael operates in 13 strategic locations across the UK, and are a member of the international network Moore Global. 

Our team of business advisers are industry experts and consult across a range of disciplines, from audit and tax to personal and corporate finance.

With over 850 people, we’re one of the UK’s top 20 accountancy firms and our people use their knowledge and experience to think proactively and act as trusted advisers to over 16,000 clients across the UK and beyond.

Covering a range of 11 industry sectors including Food and Drink, Financial Services and Energy, Infrastructure and Sustainability, the team provide tailored advice and specialist insights to meet clients’ individual needs.

We have an established team of sector specialist pension scheme auditors to focus on core PPF work, within a wider 200-strong Audit and Assurance Team. It’s led by Audit Partner David McBain, and Audit Director Chris Wilkie.

Our pension audit team act for over 100 pension scheme audit clients with combined assets of many £billions, including defined benefit schemes, defined contribution schemes and hybrid schemes. 

For further information visit the Johnston Carmichael website.

PPF Legal Panel

CMS is a top 10 global law firm with 5,000+ lawyers in 80 offices across 45 countries. Our lawyers are genuine experts in their fields and are able to advise on current challenges as well as anticipate those on the horizon that are likely to shape the future.

The CMS Pensions team is one of the UK’s foremost and largest teams of pensions lawyers, with over 75 pensions specialists across London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester and Sheffield. The team delivers expert, pragmatic and business-focused advice. Trustees, employers, consultants, insurers and providers trust us on all aspects of pensions law, including de-risking solutions, litigation and restructuring. We’re leading from the front and developing industry-shaping solutions to help our clients move forward with confidence.

We have a track record of building strong, long-term relationships with our clients and their other advisers. Our clients tell us that we are great people to work with, and we are proud of this. As business partners, as well as advisors, we invest heavily in keeping our clients up to date. You can access some of our recent resources at cms.law.

For further information visit the CMS website and follow us on Twitter.

 

We are a leading UK law firm with an award-winning multi-disciplinary pensions practice of over 40 lawyers, including nine partners. 

Our lawyers are market-leading experts with industry recognised knowledge of the pensions sector. 

We advise on the full-range of pensions issues that are relevant to a scheme in a PPF assessment period, with specialist teams to help deliver better member outcomes such as risk transfer, public sector outsourcing, regulatory and restructuring.

To deliver legal services cost effectively on the PPF's Assessment Period Legal Panel, the pensions team has a core team of nine lawyers who regularly advise on assessment period. 

They have extensive experience of the legal and practical issues that can arise and ensure these issues are managed in a pragmatic and cost effective way, consistent with the PPF's objective of ensuring that schemes are taken as efficiently as possible through an assessment period. 

Building effective relationships is our priority and client focus is key. We understand that it takes many different personalities and roles to make a team, and allowing everyone to contribute delivers the most effective results.

Gowling's PPF specialist lawyers work closely and collaboratively with the PPF and its other panel firms, adopting their processes and requirements.

For further information visit the Gowling website.

 

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Herbert Smith Freehills is a leading global law firm with over 5,000 people, including 529 partners, in 24 offices across Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and the US. Our clients trust us with their most important transactions, disputes and projects because of our ability to cut through complexity and mitigate risk.

Our market-leading pensions team works with corporates and trustees across all industries, and with professional advisers and public and regulatory bodies on the most complex, strategically important and reputationally risky pensions matters across finance (employer covenant), insolvency, tax (including tax disputes), general and public law, state aid, and financial services law globally. By working for a diverse range of clients, we understand the different perspectives and priorities that each group can have and we are able to anticipate, and advise our clients, how their counterparties are likely to approach issues.

Drawing on our powerhouse dispute resolution practice, we handle some of the most significant and challenging disputes within the pensions industry, advising on many landmark cases and guiding our clients through complex court proceedings, investigations and Ombudsman disputes, or resolving disputes out of the public arena by alternative dispute resolution means.

We are committed to developing long-standing and collaborative relationships with our clients and other advisers to best serve your legal needs and business imperatives. We build teams that are specific to our clients' needs, and understand that strategy and the way we manage your matter are as important as technical excellence to ensure you obtain cost-effectiveness and assured quality.

For further information, please visit the HSF website and visit our Pensions blog for our latest thinking.

 

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Hogan Lovells is a bold and distinctive law firm creating valuable solutions for our clients around the world, particularly at the intersection of business and government. We are the 12th largest law firm in the world by global revenue and we have 2,600 lawyers across 44 offices in 22 countries.

We advise the PPF on a broad variety of matters, from pensions to litigation to investments. Our pensions team is top-ranked in the legal directories and offers a holistic view of pensions. We keep an eye on the big picture and provide practical and pragmatic guidance to help our clients make the right decisions. Clients appreciate our pragmatic approach and our emphasis on keeping things simple.

Most recently, we represented the PPF on the Hughes v PPF judicial review and we advise the PPF on the implementation of the Hughes v PPF and Hampshire v PPF judgments.

For further information visit the Hogan Lovells website or you can access our recent industry insights.

 

Osborne Clarke is an international law firm with over 270 partners and more than 900 lawyers in 26 global locations. Our sector-based approach enables us to help our clients tackle the issues they face today and prepare for those they may face tomorrow. 

Our pensions team was established in 1987 and is nationally recognised for its strength and depth. Jonathan Hazlett leads the team of five partners, 15 solicitors and seven pensions managers/administrators. We have a fantastic track record and currently advise employers and trustees of DB and DC pension schemes with assets of between £1 million and £12 billion.

We provide legal advice to the PPF directly across the full range of legal services through our membership of the PPF’s Legal Panel. We are also a member of the PPF Assessment Period Legal Panel and have advised trustees of schemes in PPF assessment since the PPF was established.
 
Our specialist team led by Jonathan Hazlett and Joe Webster have extensive experience of advising on all PPF related issues. This has included: restructurings, advising on entry requirements, admissible rules and equalisation, drafting benefit summaries, identifying statutory employer issues, considering the apportionment of assets, discharging DC benefits and advising on member complaints, litigation, scheme rescues and PPF + buy-outs. 

We also operate an independent trustee company, Open Trustees which provides us with a unique perspective that informs all our legal work and gives us an unrivalled understanding of the PPF and the legal and practical issues faced by schemes.
  
For further information visit the Osborne Clarke website.

 

PPF+ Advisory Panel

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Barnett Waddingham is a leading independent UK professional services consultancy at the forefront of risk, pensions, investment and insurance.
 
We have over 1,500 people – including 94 partners – each delivering on our values and promise, ensuring the highest levels of trust, integrity and quality. We are free from any external stakeholders, allowing us to take a long-term view with all our clients and bring fresh ideas to the table, unobstructed. 
 
Our primary focus is providing the personal, quality, tailored approach that has driven our success and led to our high level of client retention. 
 
We seek to build stable and long-term partnerships with clients, supported by our low staff turnover thanks to our ongoing investment in our people and technology together with our unique culture.
 
Our experienced PPF team of administrators, actuaries, investment consultants, DC and transaction advisers work together to support schemes in all aspects of PPF related issues. 
 
Across our nine offices we advise a range of schemes, helping many of the largest and most complex schemes through PPF assessment.
 
We also support trustees and employers before insolvency. In particular, we provide advice and expertise to put the PPF’s contingency planning guidance into practice. Our focus is always on ensuring the best possible outcome and experience for scheme members.

 

Having recently celebrated our 100th birthday in 2021, Hymans Robertson is one of the longest established independent actuarial and consulting firms in the UK. 

We take a friendly, straightforward and partnering approach to do what we do, working alongside employers, trustees and financial services institutions, offering independent pensions, investments, benefits and risk consulting services, as well as data and technology solutions.

We’re a leading provider of risk transfer services, having significantly built our reputation in the risk reduction adviser market in recent years – our footprint in this area has become five times larger than our firm’s share of the DB advice market and during 2021 we led the advice on around a fifth of the buy-in/buy-out market transactions. 

We have a dedicated team of 26 individuals who have advised on buy-ins and buy-outs ranging from £50m to £3.8bn and we’ve also advised on every risk transfer structure. Our tried and tested market approach, first-hand insurer knowledge and collaborative working style enables us to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients.

We’re delighted to work with the PPF, our fellow de-risking panellists and other PPF panels to help secure members benefits and ultimately ensure better outcomes for members. 

 

At LCP, our experts provide clear advice focused on addressing our clients’ needs and is best suited to their unique circumstances.  This advice is grounded in strong experience and deep expertise, supported by innovative technology, often giving our clients real time insights and control over decision-making. Our experts provide consulting services in pensions, investment, insurance, energy analytics and healthcare analytics. 

LCP has more than 1,000 people based at locations in Cambridge, Edinburgh, London, Paris, Winchester and Ireland.

We are a true partnership – both in our corporate structure and how we manage our relationships. Our clients tell us that we are often thought of as an extension of their own team.

Our actuaries, investment consultants, administrators, covenant adviser, DC consultants and health experts work together with our specialists in insurance de-risking to provide a comprehensive service to all of our clients.  In particular, we have a team of over 60 insurance de-risking specialists with the expertise to work with the PPF and other advisers to achieve the best outcome for pension scheme members.

For further information visit LCP's website.

 

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At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. It is this focus which informs the services we provide and the decisions we make.

The PwC Pensions team supports trustee boards and sponsoring employers in the role of strategic adviser. We bring deep expertise across strategy and risk management underpinned by actuarial, investment and legal experts. We work alongside existing advisers (Scheme Actuary, Investment Consultant, Covenant Adviser) and drive progress in a cohesive way. 

We have a team of dedicated and experienced pension risk transfer specialists having completed £20bn worth of deal outcomes for over 50 clients, including landmark transactions for the Airways Pension Scheme, ASDA Group Pension Scheme and the ITV Pension Scheme. 

We are also actively engaged in advising trustees, sponsors and providers on the emerging DB Superfund and 3rd party capital pension funding market, as well as liaising with regulators where these solutions are being considered. 

Our approach is to consider the full universe of solutions available and to independently assess which of these meet our client’s objectives and enhance member outcomes. 

For further information visit the PwC website.

 

Data Support

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Target Professional Services are market leading global tracing and data verification specialists providing innovative solutions to professional clients for over 30 years.

We’re constantly challenge ourselves and industry standards to refine processes and improve performance, making sure we deliver accurate, secure and fully GDPR compliant verification solutions. 

Data privacy and information security is integral to everything we do, consistently achieving the highest accuracy and success rate in the industry, to the envy of our peers.

We share the PPF’s values, including integrity and respect, so are the perfect partner to demonstrate a commitment to changing and improving the data industry collaboratively.

Agility and responsiveness to client needs and opportunities has ensured we remain the company in the market others aspire to follow. This dedication to client requirements enables us to develop adaptive solutions to constantly improve client member data with an ambition that all pension schemes achieve data accuracy of greater than 95%.

Since we began working with the PPF, the partnership has ensured the PPF has achieved accurate member data of over 97%, with UK pensioner data regularly above 99%. Making sure the PPF know where their members are, improves communication and helps to combat fraud.

In conjunction with the PPF we launched our innovative, cutting-edge biometric identification app mypensionID was launched in 92 countries. The app enables members to securely and easily verify their identity from the safety of their own homes. mypensionID promises to continue revolutionising member tracing, verification and engagement for the PPF. 

For further information visit the Target website.