defined benefit
Bulk Annuities
The Pensions Institute has predicted there will be rapid growth in medically underwritten bulk annuities as schemes turn to ‘top-sliced' deals and traditional insurers get into the market.
13 January 2016
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3 min read
Law and Regulation
State pension reform could cost local authorities and public sector contractors £1bn if the government forces them to pay for inflation protection, according to Mercer.
12 January 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
More than a third (36%) of employers have seen staff enquiring about transferring from a defined benefit (DB) to a defined contribution (DC) pension scheme since April, research finds.
12 January 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The funding level of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the Pensions Protection Fund's (PPF) 7800 index has improved on the back of rising gilt yields.
12 January 2016
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1 min read
Appointments
Rosemary Hilary and Kate Jones have been appointed as non-executive directors by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).
11 January 2016
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
The Alcatel-Lucent Pension Scheme has completed a £300m pensioner buy-in with Aviva.
05 January 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
UK defined benefit schemes ended 2015 with an aggregate deficit of £228bn after another difficult year, according to research from JLT Employee Benefits.
04 January 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Legal and General (L&G) has completed its first medically underwritten bulk annuity deal with a £230m transaction with an unnamed scheme
23 December 2015
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Appointments
Lincoln Pensions has appointed BDO's Richard Farr as a managing director.
17 December 2015
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Risk Reduction
The Institute of Chartered Accountants Staff Pensions Fund has insured £30m of liabilities through its second medically underwritten buy-in in under two years.
10 December 2015
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