Cobham Pension Plan completes £530m buy-in

The bulk purchase annuity transaction secured the benefits of around 3,000 members

Holly Roach
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Cobham Pension Plan completes £530m buy-in

The Cobham Pension Plan has completed a £530m buy-in with Standard Life, securing the benefits of around 3,000 members.

The bulk purchase annuity transaction - completed in August - combined with a £280m buy-in with Rothesay Life in 2013 secures the benefits of all of the plan's members. The deal brings the year-...

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