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Celebrating International Women's Day

Sunday 8 March was International Women’s Day, celebrating women's achievements, raising awareness against bias and taking action for equality.

Lisa McCrory appointed as Chief Finance Officer

Lisa will now be responsible for leading the PPF’s actuarial financial management, finance, commercial and internal audit departments and will do this alongside her current role as Chief Actuary.  

Levy scoring confirmed

Following a consultation launched in December on the methodology Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) use to calculate insolvency risk scores, we’re pleased to share positive feedback and upcoming changes.

Our role during a restructuring or insolvency

BHS, Toys R Us, Debenhams, British Steel. In recent years we’ve seen a number of high-profile company insolvencies and restructurings.

More member benefit increases after ECJ ruling

In April, we confirmed that we had started to pay increased benefits to PPF and FAS pensioners who were most affected by the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (ECJ’s) ruling because they had had their benefits adjusted by the Long Service Cap.

Worried about your Beales pension?

We understand this is a difficult time but if you're a member of a Beales defined benefit pension scheme, you can be assured that we are here to protect your pension.

Our actuarial factors are changing

Every year we review the actuarial factors we use to calculate retirement quotes and pension benefits for our members. 

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.

We've joined the Stewardship Code signatory list

We’re proud to announce that we’ve been added to the latest Financial Reporting Council (FRC) signatory list. As a long-standing supporter of the UK Stewardship Code and UK Corporate Governance Code, we’re thrilled to be recognised for our efforts in Responsible Investment.

How FAS members can manage their benefits online

Our member website puts you in the driving seat. It gives you the freedom to access and manage information about your benefits and make informed decisions, at a time that best suits you.