Risk Reduction
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
Defined Benefit
Trustees relying on equities and gilt yields to improve are taking a big gamble and could result in a rush of schemes going bust, says Hugh Nolan.
04 May 2016
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
The Philips UK Pension Fund's £2.4bn buyout - concluded in November last year - was the largest of its kind ever completed in the UK market.
04 May 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The aggregate funding level of defined benefit (DB) schemes of the FTSE 100 companies has fallen to 85%, according to JLT Employee Benefits.
03 May 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company (PRIAC) and Legal & General (L&G) have completed their third longevity reinsurance transaction since October 2014.
03 May 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
PP explores the option of putting the British Steel scheme through the bulk annuity market.
28 April 2016
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8 min read
Defined Benefit
Johnston Press has revealed how it cut its pension liabilities by £53m through a medically underwritten study to review assumed life expectancy of its members.
27 April 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Smaller schemes are increasingly looking to benefit from longevity de-risking opportunities offered through swaps and bulk annuities, accordingly to JLT Employee Benefits.
18 April 2016
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2 min read
