Pensions - Articles - NAPF comments on PPF levy announcement

 The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has commented today (Monday) on the Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) response to its consultation on the PPF levy launched in May 2014.

 Joanne Segars, Chief Executive, NAPF, commented:

 "We are pleased that the PPF has now finalised its new model for assessing insolvency risk. We welcome the fact that the overall levy will be going down in 2015/16 (to £635m) and is projected to fall for the next two years − good news for all defined benefit (DB) schemes. We also support the move to the new PPF-specific model of assessing insolvency risk which will ensure that the levy properly reflects the risks posed by employers who sponsor DB schemes.

 “Whilst we recognise that applying transitional relief is not a simple task, we would have liked to see the PPF providing some transitional support for the minority of schemes that will face significant increases to the levy.

 “Ultimately the key to schemes receiving levy scores that accurately reflect the strength of their employers will be ensuring that Experian holds accurate data on these employers. Schemes should now check Experian’s online portal and ensure the data is there, and accurate."