Risk Reduction
Risk Reduction
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.
22 June 2020
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
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.
19 June 2020
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19 min read
Risk Reduction
MetLife has completed its first UK longevity reinsurance transaction, covering the risk of £280m of Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) liabilities.
19 June 2020
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
As an interim regime for consolidators is launched, Emma Watkins looks at how to enhance protection of members’ benefits.
19 June 2020
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4 min read
Defined Benefit
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.
18 June 2020
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
The pensions minister Guy Opperman says the interim regime for superfunds will provide insights on the route towards a permanent, longer-term legislative solution.
18 June 2020
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
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.
15 June 2020
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
Nikhil Patel looks at how schemes have hedged longevity over the last decade, and how this will develop in the future.
09 June 2020
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4 min read
Risk Reduction
The Unomedical Pension Plan has agreed to a £10m buyout of its 65 members’ liabilities with Aviva.
01 June 2020
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
Chris DeMarco explains why the Covid-19 has increased opportunities for schemes to de-risk via bulk annuities.
01 June 2020
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4 min read
