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Progress on ESG risk disclosure, voting and climate focus

Pension Protection Fund reports improvements in ESG risk disclosure, new voting guidelines and increased focus on alignment with climate scenarios in latest Responsible Investment reports. 

PPF appoints Stephen Wilcox as Chief Risk Officer

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has today  confirmed that Stephen Wilcox has joined the organisations as its new Chief Risk Officer. Stephen will be responsible for all the PPF’s risk functions.

The Purple Book 2019 highlights link between underfunding and investment risk

The Purple Book, published by the PPF, gives the most comprehensive picture available of the risks faced by DB schemes in the UK.

PPF publishes refreshed guidance for restructuring & insolvency professionals

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has updated its Restructuring Principles and Guidance for Insolvency Professionals.

The PPF Purple Book reveals significant risk in the defined benefit universe

In the thirteenth edition of the Purple Book, the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) points to significant risk in the defined benefit (DB) pension universe.

PPF Publishes Refreshed Guidance for Restructuring & Insolvency Professionals

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has today published its refreshed General Guidance for Restructuring & Insolvency Professionals.

Dana Grey appointed as Chief Risk Officer

Dana Grey, who has been acting as interim Risk Director since October 2021, has been appointed to the CRO role permanently, leading both the Risk and Compliance teams.   

Global IT outages: PPF unaffected thanks to robust risk management

The recent global IT outages, caused by a CrowdStrike antivirus update for Windows devices, had a negligible business impact due to our robust risk management procedures.

New restructuring and insolvency requirements

Under new legislation, restructuring professionals and insolvency practitioners must notify us and share documents relating to a moratorium or a restructuring plan if an eligible pension scheme is involved.

Superfunds offer opportunities but also pose risks

On 7 December 2018 the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) published a consultation on the consolidation of defined benefit pension schemes inviting views on a new legislative framework for ‘superfund’ schemes.