http://www.professionalpensions.com/ Latest from Professional Pensions en-us web@incisivemedia.com Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:06:57 +0100 GMT 15 http://www.professionalpensions.com/818158 Demand for buyouts has prompted consultants to drastically increase their staff, an exclusive PP survey reveals. Fri, 3 Oct 2008 10:31:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/818158 http://www.professionalpensions.com/817295 The capacity of the buyout market will have to increase by £250bn ahead of 2012 to meet current trustee demand for offloading liabilities, Pension Corporation says. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:11:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/817295 http://www.professionalpensions.com/816862 More than a third of trustees expect their scheme will be bought out within the next 10 years, an exclusive Hymans Robertson poll reveals. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:43:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/816862 http://www.professionalpensions.com/816624 THE West Ferry Printers Pension Scheme has insured its pensioner liabilities in a £130m buy-in deal with Norwich Union. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/816624 http://www.professionalpensions.com/816160 THE TI Group Pension Scheme has insured a portfolio of its pensions in payments with Paternoster. Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:54:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/816160 http://www.professionalpensions.com/814922 The Pensions Trust has selected Paternoster to insure the benefits of the 10,500 pensioner members of its Growth Plan. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:34:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/814922 http://www.professionalpensions.com/812747 THE trustee of the Cable & Wireless Superannuation Fund has bought out its pensioner liabilities in a bulk annuity buy-in worth over £1bn. Wed, 3 Sep 2008 09:18:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/812747 http://www.professionalpensions.com/812586 Pension Insurance Corporation has completed a £42m buyout of the UK Can Pension and Assurance Plan – lifting the scheme out of the Pension Protection Fund. Tue, 2 Sep 2008 12:35:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/812586 http://www.professionalpensions.com/811466 Some 180,000 UK employees will be members of pension schemes secured by insurance companies by the end of the year, HSBC Actuaries & Consultants research reveals. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/811466 http://www.professionalpensions.com/810885 Lehman Brothers has launched a risk reduction product for pension schemes, PP has learned. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:17:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/810885 http://www.professionalpensions.com/810474 SCHEME trustees and sponsors are in danger of falling into "elephant traps" when looking to de-risk their schemes, Mercer warns. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:21:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/810474 http://www.professionalpensions.com/810080 PENSION funds need to change their investment strategy in order to lock-in low buyout prices, PricewaterhouseCoopers says. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:46:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/810080 http://www.professionalpensions.com/808538 The massive amount of activity in the buyout market has raised "serious questions" over the capacity of providers, Aon Consulting warns. Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:45:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/808538 http://www.professionalpensions.com/808077 LEGAL AND GENERAL has seen a 350pc increase in pension buyout business in the six months to June 30, its half-year results reveal. Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:03:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/808077 http://www.professionalpensions.com/807898 Lucida Re – the Bermudan-based sister company of Lucida plc – has appointed Gary Crofts as managing director. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:45:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/807898 http://www.professionalpensions.com/807541 Trustees of the Telegraph Staff Pension Plan and the Telegraph Media Group have agreed a £12m buyout with Legal & General. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/807541 http://www.professionalpensions.com/805563 HEWITT Associates has published a guide in a bid to help firms decide whether a buyout is the right option for them. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:18:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/805563 http://www.professionalpensions.com/805123 BUYOUT firms are looking to restructure their teams to cope with increasing demand, consultants say. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:49:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/805123 http://www.professionalpensions.com/804506 PATERNOSTER has announced business growth of 550pc over the last 12 months. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:11:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/804506 http://www.professionalpensions.com/803937 SCHEME buyouts are more affordable than any time in the last ten years, Pension Capital Strategies says. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/803937 http://www.professionalpensions.com/803269 SWISS RE has confirmed it is set to launch a pensions buyout product later this year. Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/803269 http://www.professionalpensions.com/802413 More than two-thirds of scheme managers believe buyout, partial buyout, buy-in or other similar risk reduction products will become mainstream strategies for schemes over the next five years. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/802413 http://www.professionalpensions.com/801340 THE growth of bulk buyouts and the introduction of personal accounts could overwhelm the annuity market, an expert warns. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/801340 http://www.professionalpensions.com/800867 THE pensions buyout market will hit £10bn this year, Legal and General says. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/800867 http://www.professionalpensions.com/800444 THE government needs to conduct a full review of pension buyout models in a bid to anticipate any future threats to members' interests, the Trades Union Congress says. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/800444 http://www.professionalpensions.com/799800 SIGNIFICANT growth in the buyout market in the quarter of 2008 will continue, Pension Corporation says. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/799800 http://www.professionalpensions.com/797891 PENSION CORPORATION has agreed a £451m buyout to secure the benefits of the pension plan of steel products group Delta. Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/797891 http://www.professionalpensions.com/795389 PENSION CORPORATION has launched a insurance product to protect defined benefit pension funds and their sponsors against the cost of pensioners living longer than expected. Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/795389 http://www.professionalpensions.com/795202 PATERNOSTER has launched a quarterly index analysing the cost of buying out defined benefit pension scheme liabilities. Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/795202 http://www.professionalpensions.com/794409 THE trustees of the Friends Provident Pension have bought a bulk annuity with Norwich Union to cover all of the scheme’s current pensioners. Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/794409