Risk Reduction
The Pension Superfund completes HMRC registration in step towards first deal
The Pension Superfund (PSF) has moved a step closer to completing its first deal with the official registration of the superfund as an occupational pension scheme by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
Edi Truell: My response to calls for a consolidator to take on smaller underfunded schemes
The Pension SuperFund co-founder Edi Truell responds to PIC’s call for a consolidator to take on smaller underfunded schemes.
Bulk annuities help sponsors outperform peers on share prices
Sponsors whose pension schemes complete buy-ins or buyouts tend to outperform their peers by between 0.25% and 3% on average, Mercer research finds.
PIC calls for creation of compulsory not-for-profit consolidator to take on smaller underfunded schemes
Pension Insurance Corporation has reiterated its call for the establishment of a new consolidation vehicle, run by a not-for-profit agency, to target smaller underfunded schemes with weak sponsors.
Covid-19 causes little direct impact on DB liabilities
Just a fraction of liability growth since the start of the year will be offset by the impact of excess deaths caused by Covid-19, says Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).
Bulk annuity 'end of year sale' possible as total volumes expected to halve
Covid-19 has caused a slowdown in the number of bulk annuity transactions, with buy-ins and buyouts expected to amount to a maximum of £25bn this year, Willis Towers Watson says.
How the GHG scheme learned from one crisis to complete a buy-in during another
Twelve years after its funding level was hit severely by the global financial crisis, the GHG pension scheme completed a £150m buy-in amid the Covid-19 economic chaos. James Phillips speaks to the key players about the journey.
MetLife reinsures £280m of PIC liabilities
MetLife has completed its first UK longevity reinsurance transaction, covering the risk of £280m of Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) liabilities.
Superfunds: Schemes of steel?
As an interim regime for consolidators is launched, Emma Watkins looks at how to enhance protection of members’ benefits.
TPR launches interim regime for superfund pension market
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has issued guidance for pension superfunds in a move which opens the door for a further wave of defined benefit (DB) scheme consolidation.
Guy Opperman: A firmer basis for superfunds
The pensions minister Guy Opperman says the interim regime for superfunds will provide insights on the route towards a permanent, longer-term legislative solution.
XPS launches Covid-19 vulnerability analysis tool
A scheme vulnerability analysis tool aiming to allow pension schemes to understand the likely impact of Covid-19 on their members’ life expectancy has been launched by XPS Pensions Group.
The changing ways of hedging longevity risk
Nikhil Patel looks at how schemes have hedged longevity over the last decade, and how this will develop in the future.
Unomedical scheme completes £10m buyout with Aviva
The Unomedical Pension Plan has agreed to a £10m buyout of its 65 members’ liabilities with Aviva.
The real deal? Buy-in and buyout pricing during Covid-19
Chris DeMarco explains why the Covid-19 has increased opportunities for schemes to de-risk via bulk annuities.
Small scheme bulk annuities to surge in 2020, says LCP
Keen insurer pricing and streamlined services will lead to a surge in demand from smaller schemes to undertake bulk annuity transactions, Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) predicts.
Preparing for de-risking transactions
With bulk annuity markets becoming increasingly busy before Covid-19, James Geer looks at what steps trustees can take to improve their chances of transacting.
British Bankers' Association scheme completes £95m full buy-in deal with Aviva
The British Bankers’ Association Pension Scheme (BBA) has completed a £95m bulk purchase annuity transaction with Aviva.
L&G agrees £650m buy-in with 3i scheme
The 3i Group Pension Plan has agreed a £650m buy-in with Legal & General (L&G), insuring the remaining benefits within the scheme.
Covid-19 impact on survivor mortality rates to be 'modest', study finds
Pension schemes and life insurers should be prepared for a modest change to their assumptions for mortality rates in the post-Covid-19 world, an academic study suggests.
Volatility driving bulk annuity pricing spread but deal ready schemes urged to stay 'in market'
Volatile market conditions have led to a much wider range of pricing for pension scheme buy-ins and buyouts than has been seen for a decade, Aon says.
L&G announces bulk annuities with UK and US schemes
Legal & General has agreed two bulk annuity deals worth £116.2m with UK- and US-based IHS Markit schemes.
Co-op agrees £350m buy-in with Aviva
The Co-operative Pension Scheme (Pace) has entered into its fourth bulk annuity transaction of 2020, agreeing a £350m buy-in with Aviva.
Agreeing bulk annuities in a crisis
After a bumper year, insurers are now facing a slower and smaller pipeline as schemes grapple with Covid-19, writes James Phillips.
