Bulk annuities help sponsors outperform peers on share prices

James Phillips
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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.

In two thirds of cases, the share prices of UK-listed corporates grew by a larger amount than other firms in the same sector, according to analysis of over 70 public transactions since 2007. The...

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