Arcadia Group secures £850m buy-in with Aviva

Transaction secures the benefits of 8,800 members

Martin Richmond
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Arcadia Group secures £850m buy-in with Aviva

The Arcadia Group Scheme and the Arcadia Group Senior Executive Scheme have secured an £850m buy-in with Aviva.

The bulk purchase annuity transaction has secured the benefits of 8,800 members across the two schemes after they entered into a Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment on 30 November 2020. Bar...

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