buyout
Risk Reduction
The volume of premiums in bulk annuity deals reached a record £3.9bn between July and September, research from LCP shows.
06 November 2013
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Risk Reduction
The trustees of the Imation (UK) Pension Scheme have completed a £21m buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation.
04 November 2013
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Risk Reduction
The multi-employer Lloyds Superannuation Fund has insured £40m of its liabilities with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).
31 October 2013
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Risk Reduction
Pensions professionals expect liability driven investment (LDI) strategies to dominate schemes' de-risking plans over the next five years, research finds.
29 October 2013
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Law and Regulation
A buyout which kept the MF Global scheme out of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) was only achieved after the scheme's insolvent employer was threatened with regulatory action, says The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
22 October 2013
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Risk Reduction
Three funds including a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund have agreed to acquire a combined 64% stake in Rothesay Life from Goldman Sachs.
22 October 2013
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Risk Reduction
Funds aiming for buyout are targeting a "false objective" that constrains allocation to illiquid assets, Russell Investments managing director of client strategy and research Sorca Kelly-Scholte says.
17 October 2013
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Risk Reduction
The MF Global UK Pension Fund has left Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment after the scheme's trustees secured a £52m buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).
17 October 2013
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Defined Benefit
The winding up of defined benefit (DB) schemes has led to increased demand for pension trustee liability insurance, the Occupational Pensions Defence Union (OPDU) says.
16 October 2013
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Risk Reduction
Hymans Robertson has launched a fixed-fee service for small to medium-sized schemes looking at medically underwritten buy-ins.
10 October 2013
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