The Total UK Pension Plan's £1.6bn buy-in was one of the largest in the market. Professional Pensions editor Helen Morrissey talks to Total's UK group pension manager Lester Farrant and Pension Insurance Corporation actuary Mitul Magudia about the reasoning behind the exercise as well as the lessons learned.
How the Total UK Pension plan executed its £1.6bn buy-in
16 February 2015
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