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Female representation in senior management roles increases

We’re proud to report an increase in the number of women in our senior management roles and to have achieved 48% female representation at senior management level.

Nominating a beneficiary on our member website

If you're a PPF or FAS member, you can now nominate a beneficiary and upload supporting evidence of their relationship to you on our member website.

PPF, ONS and TPR publish joint statement on DB pension scheme data

Alongside the Office of National Statistics (ONS) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR), we've published a joint statement on defined benefit (DB) pension scheme funding data.

We've provided further clarification on how we calculate scheme funding data

We've provided further clarification on the methodology we use to calculate scheme funding data in our 7800 index and Purple Book.

s120 Support

Information for users having issues accessing or completing the s120 process.

We use public sector framework agreements where appropriate to�source our�goods and services. How we manage the tender process We use our sourcing portal to advertise opportunities and to manage tender and quotation processes.

Our first member to retire online

Janet Waddicor was our first member to retire online and shares her experience.

Compensation cap factors valid for previous periods

Paragraphs 26 and 27 of Schedule 7 of the Pensions Act 2004 set out the circumstances in which the compensation cap applies and how and when it should be increased. In July 2021 the Court of Appeal ruled the PPF compensation cap was unlawful on the grounds of age discrimination, so we’re no longer applying it and we’re removing it from affected PPF pensioners. The information below is provided for advisers who still need to refer to previous calculation tables and factors.

Late retirement factors for previous periods

If you need to access late retirement factors that were used in the past, simply follow the links to the appropriate tables, detailed below.

Commutation factors for previous periods

The circumstances in which commutation is possible are set out in Regulation 19 of the Pension Protection Fund (Compensation) Regulations 2005 and Regulation 21 sets out how this option may be exercised.