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Pensions lifeboat abandons risk-based fee structure

The UK government's lifeboat for pension schemes which are not able to meet their liabilities has ruled out basing the levy it charges on schemes' individual investment strategies.

The Pension Protection Fund's levy is charged to defined benefit schemes as a form of insurance premium against the danger that they may one day collapse. The PPF was introduced under the Pensions Act 2004.

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