Anna Rogers - the former Mayer Brown partner who co-founded ARC Pensions in June - hopes her new boutique pensions law firm will expand to 20 lawyers.
Employers could have to pay up to 10% more to buy out pension schemes after Solvency II regulations for insurers come in next year, says PwC.
Operating profits at Pension Insurance Company rose in the first six months of the year, despite a 62% drop in new business for the bulk annuity provider.
A string of mid-sized transactions have made for a record-breaking second quarter in the bulk annuity market, according to data from LCP.
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Top stories this week include the Pensions Ombudsman's dismissal of a GMP equalisation claim; the MIRA Retirement Benefits Scheme's £70m buyout; and Newham Council's proposal for an asset-backed contribution structure.
4imprint is working to cut the liabilities in its defined benefit scheme by turning a £25m pensioner buy-in into a partial buyout and launching a liability transfer exercise for deferred members.
MIRA Retirement Benefits Scheme (MIRARBS) has secured a £70m buyout after agreeing to compromise its sponsor's statutory debt as part of a corporate restructuring.
The insurance industry faces a "severe" concentration of systematic longevity risk through the market for buy-ins, buyouts and longevity swaps, according to professor David Blake.
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