De-risking
Defined Benefit
Marks and Spencer has reached an agreement with the trustees of its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme to increase annual cash contributions for future service by £15m.
12 February 2016
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1 min read
Risk Management
Trustees have yet to prioritise cash management despite the fact that half of FTSE350 defined benefit (DB) schemes are turning cash flow negative, according to Hymans Robertson.
12 February 2016
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3 min read
Bulk Annuities
Low & Bonar has completed a medically underwritten buy-in of £34m of liabilities within its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.
03 February 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
If structured correctly longevity swaps should not form a barrier to schemes going on to do buy-ins or buyouts according to Murray Blake.
21 January 2016
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4 min read
Bulk Annuities
Volumes of buy-ins and buy-outs exceeded £11bn for 2015 according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).
08 January 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Trustees and their advisers can do little to plug deficits of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the face of market forces which are beyond their control, says Andrew Warwick-Thompson.
03 December 2015
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Defined Benefit
Scottish Widows has entered the bulk annuity market and expects to announce its first deal in the coming weeks.
12 November 2015
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Defined Benefit
William Bourne and Eamonn O'Connor debate the pros and cons of de-risking
27 October 2015
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Appointments
Murray Blake has been appointed a consultant by LCP to work in its pension de-risking section, taking the practice to over 30 partners and consultants.
12 October 2015
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Defined Benefit
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.
09 September 2015
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