Pensions - Articles - Purple Book 2011 published

 Purple Book 2011 published
 The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and the Pensions Regulator (the regulator) today (Tuesday) published the latest version of the Purple Book.This is the sixth edition of the publication which focuses on the risks faced by predominantly private sector defined benefit pension schemes throughout the UK.

 The main focus of the 2011 publication is on changes that have happened with schemes between March 2010 and March 2011. It also sets out developments in scheme funding between the end of March and the end of December 2011. The publication is based on 6,432 schemes, representing about 12 million members. This accounts for 98 per cent of PPF-eligible schemes and 99.6 per cent of estimated eligible liabilities.