The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) saw its funding level increase to 110% in the year to March despite dealing with more than £1bn in claims.
Three funds including a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund have agreed to acquire a combined 64% stake in Rothesay Life from Goldman Sachs.
The Pension Protection Fund levy is unlikely to fall significantly in the near future, in spite of rising funding levels, warns the fund's chief executive.
Funds aiming for buyout are targeting a "false objective" that constrains allocation to illiquid assets, Russell Investments managing director of client strategy and research Sorca Kelly-Scholte says.
The MF Global UK Pension Fund has left Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment after the scheme's trustees secured a £52m buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).
The JLT UK Group Pension Scheme has completed a buy-in to insure £120m of its defined benefit (DB) liabilities with Prudential.
Hymans Robertson has launched a fixed-fee service for small to medium-sized schemes looking at medically underwritten buy-ins.
Helen Morrissey looks at how pension schemes make returns while de-risking their portfolios
Jack Jones looks at what is behind the surge in buy-ins this year
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) is weighing up a £1.2bn flotation to raise fresh capital to support its rapid growth, according to reports in The Daily Telegraph.