Business & Finance
Industry
David Harris says we should look to experiences and innovations in New Zealand, Australia and the US
19 April 2018
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
The government has pressed Melrose to make a series of binding commitments, including for pensions, over its hostile £8.4bn final takeover bid for GKN.
27 March 2018
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2 min read
Appointments
Sackers has appointed Paige Willis as an associate to boost the expansion of its London-based alternative funding and contingent asset practice.
26 March 2018
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1 min read
Law and Regulation
In this week's Pensions Buzz survey, we want to know whether regulation is forcing a reduction in the number of lay trustees.
26 March 2018
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The trustees of GKN's pension schemes have agreed a package of mitigation measures that would improve funding to a "more prudent level" if Melrose's offer is accepted by shareholders next week.
22 March 2018
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The closure of the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) to future accrual means 20,000 active members will move to an 'enhanced' defined contribution (DC) scheme, after the company reached a deal with the union.
20 March 2018
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
Melrose has pledged to contribute up to £1bn to GKN's pension schemes as part of a final offer to acquire the engineering business.
19 March 2018
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
The Co-operative Bank is set to continue de-risking pension schemes after it mitigated further losses by switching from the retail prices index (RPI) to the consumer prices index (CPI).
16 March 2018
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
Prudential has sold £12bn in annuity assets to reinsurance business Rothesay Life as part of its M&G demerger announced today.
14 March 2018
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3 min read
Investment
An industry taskforce aimed at boosting innovation in the finance industry to enhance the profitability of social impact investment has been commissioned by the prime minister.
13 March 2018
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3 min read
