Tag Archives: PPF 7800

FAB index up despite fall in gilt yields!

Posted on March 20, 2017 by henry tapper

  In contrast to the PPF 7800 index and other commentators’ indices, First Actuarial’s Best estimate (FAB) Index improved in February to a surplus of £288bn across the 6,000 UK defined benefit schemes. This was despite a sharp fall in … Continue reading →

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A Christmas present for UK pension plc

Posted on December 15, 2016 by henry tapper

The Pension Protection fund published its monthly update on Tuesday. The news slipped out quietly (as good news generally does). The aggregate deficit of the 5,794 schemes in the PPF 7800 Index is estimated to have decreased over the month to … Continue reading →

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