Risk Reduction
Defined Benefit
A guide has been published to help trustees and other industry professionals understand how medical underwriting can be used to de-risk defined benefit (DB) schemes.
02 June 2016
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
The UK has a sophisticated longevity risk management market but it will need to develop further to meet challenges says Charlotte Moore.
01 June 2016
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8 min read
Defined Benefit
Total deficits of defined benefit (DB) schemes exceeded £300bn for the first time in May reaching record levels, according to JLT Employee Benefits.
01 June 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Scottish Widows has secured its second bulk annuity deal with a £54m buy-in for Barloworld UK Pension Scheme after the insurer entered the market last year.
25 May 2016
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
Macquarie University has been appointed by the Life & Longevity Markets Association (LLMA) to lead a project on assessing basis risk for longevity transactions.
16 May 2016
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1 min read
Law and Regulation
The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) annual funding statement has discovered most employers will be able to keep or raise deficit contribution levels given their increased profitability.
13 May 2016
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
Defined benefit (DB) scheme members need to be made more aware of the risks to their benefits according to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's Ashok Gupta.
13 May 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The trustees of the Aon Retirement Plan have concluded a buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) for around a third of the £3bn-4bn scheme.
13 May 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
IC Select has developed a standard to improve transparency and consistency of performance information across the fiduciary management sector.
11 May 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
After a solution to save the Halcrow's DB scheme was ruled illegal by the High Court, the trustees are looking at an alternative option. Kristian Brunt-Seymour looks at the case.
11 May 2016
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4 min read
