Risk Reduction
Risk Reduction
Increased insurer competition, greater regulatory certainty and easier access to capital could boost the bulk annuity market 50% next year, according to a report from LCP.
02 December 2015
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Defined Benefit
The RAC (2003) Pension Scheme has completed a £600m longevity swap with Scor Se, which could be a watershed in how small schemes manage longevity risk.
30 November 2015
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Investment
Rupert Brindley believes good times are just around the corner for struggling defined benefit schemes
27 November 2015
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Risk Reduction
The Wiggins Teape Pension Scheme has agreed a £400m pensioner buy-in with Scottish Widows in the insurer's first foray into the bulk annuity market.
24 November 2015
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Risk Reduction
Insurers completed bulk annuity transactions of £2.5bn in the third quarter, bringing total benefits insured in 2015 to around £6.9bn.
23 November 2015
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Defined Benefit
Trustees of the Brunel pension fund have agreed a recovery plan with the scheme's sponsor, which is being investigated by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) over concerns about a corporate restructuring.
18 November 2015
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Risk Reduction
The biggest challenge facing defined benefit (DB) scheme trustees is demonstrating their approach to funding is fully-integrated and risk-based, according to Hymans Robertson.
11 November 2015
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Risk Reduction
The total deficit of schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 index fell to £262.5bn at the end of October as both gilt yields and equity markets rose.
10 November 2015
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