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Implementing the European Court of Justice ruling

In September 2018 the Court of Justice of the European Union (the CJEU) ruled that pension scheme members should receive at least 50% of the value of their accrued old age benefits if their employer became insolvent.

You can now find us on Facebook

This week marks the launch of our new Facebook page. If you are a member, a scheme we look after or a stakeholder, our Facebook page is a new way to connect and engage with us online.

Fashion show raises money for Mind in Croydon

On the 10  October, in recognition of World Mental Health Day 2018, we organised a local fundraising event called Never Mind the Catwalk to raise money for our charity partners Mind in Croydon.

Court of Justice of the European Union judgement - update

Following the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) last month, we have started to write to capped members who we believe are affected by the ruling. This is to confirm our records, because we do not have all the data we need to calculate the increase due. We will be writing in tranches over the coming weeks, so members who believe they are affected, but do not receive a letter immediately, do not need to contact us.

New levy estimate for 2019/20

We’ve announced the amount of levy we will collect in 2019/20 will be £500 million. This is down from £550 million in 2018/19.

Court of Justice of the European Union's judgement on Hampshire v PPF

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has today ruled that individual members should receive at least 50 per cent of the value of their accrued old age pension in the event of employer insolvency.

We've published our 2017/18 annual report and accounts

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has today reported a robust performance as it published its 2017/18 Annual Report and Accounts.

Stephen Wilcox appointed as Chief Risk Officer

We’re delighted to confirm that Stephen Wilcox has joined the PPF as its new Chief Risk Officer. Stephen will be responsible for all the PPF’s risk functions.

Claire Curtin appointed as Head of ESG

We are pleased to announce that we have appointed Claire Curtin as our new Head of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG).

New non-executive directors appointed

We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Cheetham and Emmy Labovitch to our Board as Non-Executive Directors.

Our comment on the DWP White Paper ‘Protecting defined benefit pension schemes'

The Department for Work and Pensions today published their policy paper, ‘Protecting defined benefit pension schemes’. This follows the Green Paper from February 2017, 'Security and Sustainability in Defined Benefit Pension Schemes'.