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PPF 7800 index - May 2019

The aggregate deficit of the 5,450 schemes in the PPF 7800 Index is estimated to have decreased over the month to £6.4 billion at the end of April 2019, from a deficit of £43.9 billion at the end of March 2019.

Pension Protection Fund publishes 2018 Gender Pay Gap report

At 31 March 2018 the PPF’s median gender pay gap stood at 17.2 per cent, a drop of three percentage points from last year (20.4 per cent in 2017). The mean pay gap is 23.67 per cent (24.97 per cent in 2017); the organisation’s median bonus gap is 30.55 per cent (24.11 per cent in 2017) and the mean bonus gap is 59.12 per cent (64.26 per cent in 2017). This is the PPF’s second year of reporting.

How to certify deficit reduction contributions

Deficit reduction contributions must have been made by 31 March and then certified on The Pension Regulator's Exchange system by the end of April.

PPF withstands market shocks in 2019/20

Investments return 5.2 per cent – the same as in 2018/19 – despite market turbulence caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and assets grew from £32.1bn to £36.1bn. 

PPF reports strong investment performance in 2018/19

Despite significant market volatility, the PPF's investment return in the year to 31 March 2019 was 5.2 per cent and its assets under management grew from £30 billion to £32 billion.

Self-certifying deficit reduction contributions

Deficit reduction contributions, must have been made by 31 March and then certified on The Pension Regulator's Exchange system by the end of April.

What are asset backed contributions?

Asset backed contributions are regular payments to the scheme that derive from an underlying asset.

PPF Seeks Actuarial Services

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is seeking to procure actuarial services  to equalise guaranteed minimum pensions for members and the application of a Statutory Minimum.

What are deficit reduction contributions?

Deficit reduction contributions are extra payments you can make to reduce the shortfall of funding in a pension scheme. These could form part of a recovery plan, or be additional to that.

Launch of all-staff Dementia Friends training programme

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is rolling out Dementia Friends awareness sessions to all of its staff from Monday 17 May, to coincide with the start of Dementia Action Week from 17 – 23 May.