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Risk Reduction
The General Motors UK Pension Plan has entered into a £230m buy-in with Rothesay Life to cover the benefits of all of its 11,000 members.
13 December 2012
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Risk Reduction
The Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund has secured a £680m buy-in with Rothesay Life.
13 December 2012
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Law and Regulation
Jack Jones says the unsayable - that tax relief is not the be all and end all
13 December 2012
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Risk Reduction
Jack Jones looks at plans revealed in the Autumn Statement to ease the burden of DB
13 December 2012
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Law and Regulation
Auto-enrolment could lead to increasing risk aversion in UK schemes, pension professionals believe.
12 December 2012
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Defined Contribution
Thirty six not-for-profit sport and leisure trusts have banded together to set up a single auto-enrolment scheme.
12 December 2012
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Defined Benefit
Deficits in UK schemes remain stubbornly high as the aggregate shortfall for schemes in the PPF 7800 index rose above £250bn last month.
11 December 2012
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Law and Regulation
Solvency II-style capital requirements for schemes could cost employers £350bn, cut 180,000 jobs from the economy and reduce the value of pensions warns the Confederation of British Industry.
11 December 2012
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Law and Regulation
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has launched a consultation on how national regulators submit information to it.
10 December 2012
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Risk Reduction
The LV= Employee Pension Scheme has entered into an £800m longevity swap with Swiss Re to hedge the longevity risk associated with more than 5,000 members.
10 December 2012
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