Hymans Robertson

A record £12.5bn risk transfer deals were done in the first half of the year and a quarter of major firms will de-risk by 2012, Hymans Robertson predicts.

The University of Edinburgh has appointed Hymans Robertson as investment adviser to its £200m staff benefits scheme.

Treasury plans to curb the annual allowance to about £40,000 rather than slash tax relief for high earners have been backed by the industry.

Hymans Robertson has appointed Patrick Bloomfield as head of trustee solutions.

Legal & General and Hymans Robertson have unveiled a health liability insurance plan which could save local government pension scheme sponsors hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Glasgow City Council has re-appointed Hymans Robertson as investment adviser to the £9.5bn Strathclyde Pension Fund.

The value of buy-in and buyout exercises in Q2 is expected to exceed the £1bn mark for the second consecutive quarter, Hymans Robertson says.

The government's decision to calculate public sector pension liabilities using Consumer Price Inflation rather than Retail Price Inflation will hit lower earners hardest, a consultant warns.

David Cameron would face a £200,000 tax bill this year if his pension was subject to the same rules as the private sector, Hymans Robertson says.

Relying on market-implied figures for scheme inflation assumptions is a very poor way of estimating long-term risk factors, Hewitt Associates warns.