Professional Pensions: Stories of the week

BP Pension Fund £1.6bn buy-in, PPF levy cut to zero and Standard Life set to launch private markets strategy

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Professional Pensions: Stories of the week

This week’s top stories include Legal & General’s £1.6bn buy-in with the BP Pension Fund, the Pension Protection Fund confirming its levy will be cut to zero, and Standard Life to launch private markets alternative default strategy.

1.  L&G completes £1.6bn buy-in with the BP Pension Fund Legal and General has announced the completion of a £1.6bn buy-in with the BP Pension Fund. 2.  PPF confirms levy will be cut to zero ...

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