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Appointments
The House of Commons has confirmed that the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) will be chaired by a Labour member of parliament (MP).
14 January 2020
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Law and Regulation
HM Treasury has confirmed that the government will hold its Budget on 11 March.
07 January 2020
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Risk Reduction
Schemes are increasingly looking at longevity hedging as part of their de-risking process, according to a survey by Insight Investment.
24 December 2019
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Defined Benefit
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) will hold further discussions in the new year to agree on how to proceed with the scheme.
23 December 2019
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Risk Reduction
Insurers are now able to accommodate up to £30bn of bulk annuity transactions every year with no impact on pricing, according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).
23 December 2019
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Risk Reduction
Increasing demand for global longevity reinsurance could lead to higher bulk annuity prices but less exact matching for longevity hedging, says Mercer.
20 December 2019
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Industry
Redington is in the process of securing private equity backing from Phoenix Equity Partners for an undisclosed amount.
19 December 2019
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Law and Regulation
Pension lifeboat funds including the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) cannot be required to pay 100% of benefits, but must ensure members remain above the poverty threshold, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said.
19 December 2019
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Risk Reduction
The Electricity North West Group of the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme (ESPS) has invested in an £805m pensioner buy-in with Scottish Widows.
18 December 2019
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Risk Reduction
Zurich has agreed to insure £800m of longevity risk for the pensioners of a FTSE 100-sponsored pension scheme.
17 December 2019
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