Blog

Reflecting on a week of progress and promise

Last week marked a significant milestone for the pensions industry with the publication of the Pension Schemes Bill.

The value of apprenticeships: Sara’s journey in nurturing future IT professionals

Our IT support manager, Sara Grahame, has worked with several apprentices over the past few years. She shares her experience of mentoring apprentices at the PPF, and the value apprenticeships bring for individuals, managers, and the wider team.

Defined benefit pension beliefs

We've identified 10 common beliefs people hold about their defined benefit scheme. Test your knowledge and find out more about DB pensions. 

How we’ve been supporting overfunded schemes achieve great outcomes

In this blog, our Chief Customer Officer, Sara Protheroe, shares our experience of working with overfunded schemes that enter the PPF’s assessment period and how we’re helping them to achieve the best possible outcomes for members.

My experience of inclusivity at the PPF

Jodie Saunders, one of our Contact Centre Advisers, discusses her experiences of inclusivity at the PPF. 

The Purple Book 2023: Scheme funding improves significantly

In this blog, our Chief Actuary, Shalin Bhagwan, shares his thoughts on the key themes in The Purple Book 2023 and what these could mean for the PPF and the wider DB universe. 

How our sustainability strategy supports the Sustainable Development Goals

In this blog, Amina Mimi, our Sustainability Analyst, shares how our sustainability strategy supports the ambitions of seven of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

How to prepare for an interview with us

To help you on this journey, I’d like to share some general advice on our interview process and some handy preparation tips to help you perform at your best on the day.

Finding the solution for onboarding schemes into a public sector consolidator

In this blog, our Chief Customer Officer, Sara Protheroe, shares her thoughts on how thinking differently about the scheme onboarding process could make this a possibility.

How we make excellent customer service accessible to members with specific needs

In this blog, our Chief Customer Officer, Sara Protheroe, shares some of the ways that we're making excellent customer service accessible to members with specific needs.

Year in review 2022/2023

In our annual member newsletter, CEO Oliver Morley looks back on the last financial year. 

‘Productive finance’ and how we think about it at the PPF

In this blog, our Chief Investment Officer, Barry Kenneth, explains a bit more about our investment approach.