PA Pension Scheme completes £850m buyout with PIC
PA Consulting has completed a full buyout of its £850m scheme with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).
The full buyout - which covers the pension liabilities of approximately 2,400 members in the management consultancy's defined benefit (DB) scheme - was structured with a price lock based on the scheme's...
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