NatWest to transfer £11bn of pension assets to purchase buy-ins with Rothesay

Trustees are reportedly set to transfer a third of scheme assets to purchase buy-in policy

Holly Roach
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NatWest to transfer £11bn of pension assets to purchase buy-ins with Rothesay

The pension trustees of NatWest are set to transfer £11bn of pension assets to Rothesay, reports say.

According to Sky News, NatWest have transferred £11bn of assets to purchase pension buy-ins for around a third of the final salary pension scheme's liabilities. The report said the high street b...

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