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(PPF). An organisation set up by the UK government under pensions legislation to provide compensation to members of eligible defined benefit pension schemes, when an employer becomes insolvent.  
(UMP).


This is similar to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) in the US.
Monetary policy is central government or other policy to stimulate or otherwise influence economic activity by influencing money supply or interest rates.  


The Pension Protection Fund is also responsible for the Fraud Compensation Fund.  
Historically, mechanisms for influencing the money supply have included the use of open market operations, the central bank discount rate and reserve requirements.
 
 
'Unconventional' monetary policy includes:
*Quantitative easing (asset purchase programmes)
*Forward guidance
*Negative interest rates
*New central bank lending operations
 
 
Also known as 'non-standard' monetary policy.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Financial Assistance Scheme]]
* [[Forward guidance]]
* [[Fraud Compensation Fund]]
* [[Lending operations]]
* [[Moral hazard]]
* [[Negative interest rate policies]]
* [[Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation]]
* [[Quantitative easing ]]
* [[Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman]]
* [[Reserve requirements]]
* [[Pensions Compensation Board]]
* [[Sterling Monetary Framework]]
* [[Pensions Regulator]]
* [[Supply side policy]]
* [[Zero lower bound]]
* [[ZLB problem]]
 
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(UMP).

Monetary policy is central government or other policy to stimulate or otherwise influence economic activity by influencing money supply or interest rates.

Historically, mechanisms for influencing the money supply have included the use of open market operations, the central bank discount rate and reserve requirements.


'Unconventional' monetary policy includes:

  • Quantitative easing (asset purchase programmes)
  • Forward guidance
  • Negative interest rates
  • New central bank lending operations


Also known as 'non-standard' monetary policy.


See also

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