Defined Benefit

With the dust beginning to settle on 2023, and the final deals of the year being hurriedly squeezed into insurer targets, it seems only right to reflect on what has been another incredible year for the risk settlement market.

Fall in yields to blame for slight rise in BW’s DB end gauge index during November

Lifeboat fund said 99% of DB schemes are expected to pay less levy as a result

Sponsor business drivers, cost bases and debt structures should be well understood

PPF 7800 Index shows scheme surpluses rose by just under £7bn during the month

Framework aims to assist pensions industry with how to approach illiquid investments

Regulator says it will monitor transactions to protect the interests of savers

Coats agrees one-lump sum payment in return for switching off deficit repair payments

Firm said any well-presented scheme can run multi-insurer auction processes if they wish to