Bulk annuities

Are trustees of schemes between £100m and £1bn getting everything they need in this market?

LCP also called for insurers to make further improvements

£60bn of bulk annuity transactions and £20bn of longevity swaps excepted this year

Steve Hitchiner says it remains to be seen whether DB superfunds will be a mass market solution

Trends in the rapidly developing market could support buy-in and buy-out volumes to top the record £43.8bn seen in 2019.

A focus on price certainty avoids a slip between cup and lip in volatile markets

The full scheme buy-in insures the benefits of 4,800 pensioner and deferred members

Standard Life’s Defined Benefit Solutions business is facilitating investment into UK infrastructure and socially responsible projects, and helping members facing the hardship of rising inflation, says Matt Richards, a Senior Business Development Manager at Standard Life