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Buy-ins and buyouts top £10bn for third year in row
Buy-ins and buyouts top £10bn for third year in row

De-risking deals hit £10.2bn last year thanks to a busy second half as concerns over Solvency II waned, according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 20 March 2017
JRP Group de-risking sales fall 24% after Solvency II rush
JRP Group de-risking sales fall 24% after Solvency II rush

JRP Group has revealed its defined benefit (DB) de-risking sales were 24% down in 2016 compared to 2015 due to stagnation following a rush to beat incoming Solvency II requirements.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 02 February 2017
JRP Group launches rebrand
JRP Group launches rebrand

One of the major players in the de-risking market, JRP Group, has rebranded as Just.

  • Industry
  • 16 January 2017
Aliaxis enters £36m medically-underwritten bulk annuity
Aliaxis enters £36m medically-underwritten bulk annuity

Just Retirement and Aliaxis have agreed a £36m medically-underwritten bulk annuity deal in a bid to reduce longevity risk exposure.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 12 January 2017
Aggregate Industries Pension Plan completes £135m 'follow-on' buy-in
Aggregate Industries Pension Plan completes £135m 'follow-on' buy-in

Aggregate Industries Pension Plan has completed a £135m pensioner buy-in with Just Retirement.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 30 November 2016
FCA to force annuity providers to encourage customers to shop around
FCA to force annuity providers to encourage customers to shop around

'Annuity comparator' tool to be established

  • Law and Regulation
  • 25 November 2016
Government reaffirms clamp down on pensions cold calling in Autumn Statement
Government reaffirms clamp down on pensions cold calling in Autumn Statement

The government has reaffirmed its commitment to crack down on pensions cold calling and give firms more powers to block suspicious transfers.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 November 2016
No systemic failure in enhanced annuity sales - FCA review
No systemic failure in enhanced annuity sales - FCA review

‘Small number' of firms asked to review sales

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 October 2016
Amey enters £65m bulk annuity with Just Retirement
Amey enters £65m bulk annuity with Just Retirement

The trustees for Amey OS Pension Scheme have agreed two separate buy-in policies with Just Retirement, worth a total of £65m.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 August 2016
Bulk annuity market slumps in H1 after bumper 2015
Bulk annuity market slumps in H1 after bumper 2015

Buy-in and buyout deals slowed down in the first six months to £2.7bn, which is just over half of business written in H1 last year, according to LCP.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 11 August 2016
How can trustees help members make better retirement decisions?
How can trustees help members make better retirement decisions?

Stephen Lowe looks at the support members are likely to need from schemes to help them navigate the complex retirement income market.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 21 July 2016
Costas Yiasoumi steps down from Partnership
Costas Yiasoumi steps down from Partnership

Partnership's director of defined benefit (DB) solutions Costas Yiasoumi has left the firm after two years and has been replaced by Tim Coulson.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 20 July 2016
Galliford Try completes £95m buy-in with Just Retirement
Galliford Try completes £95m buy-in with Just Retirement

Just Retirement has undertaken a pensioner buy-in for the Galliford Try defined benefit (DB) scheme.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 01 July 2016
FCA urged to bolster protections for secondary annuity market
FCA urged to bolster protections for secondary annuity market

The secondary annuities market will only work if the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) puts in place adequate protections to prevent consumers being ripped off.

  • Industry
  • 24 June 2016
Savers withdraw £4.4bn in first year of freedoms
Savers withdraw £4.4bn in first year of freedoms

A quarter of a million people have taken advantage of freedom and choice since the reforms came into effect last April, according to official figures.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 28 April 2016
Could British Steel go down the bulk annuity route?
Could British Steel go down the bulk annuity route?

PP explores the option of putting the British Steel scheme through the bulk annuity market.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 28 April 2016
Innovation swells in small bulk annuity deals
Innovation swells in small bulk annuity deals

Smaller schemes are increasingly looking to benefit from longevity de-risking opportunities offered through swaps and bulk annuities, accordingly to JLT Employee Benefits.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 18 April 2016
PPF is most likely route for British Steel scheme
PPF is most likely route for British Steel scheme

A majority of respondents believe the British Steel Pension Scheme will end up going into the lifeboat fund.

  • Industry
  • 14 April 2016
Have your say: what should be done about the British Steel scheme?
Have your say: what should be done about the British Steel scheme?

This week we want to know what will happen to the British Steel Pension Scheme and will fund managers follow Neil Woodford who has stopped charging clients for research?

  • Defined Benefit
  • 11 April 2016
How will the JRP merger affect the medically underwritten market?
How will the JRP merger affect the medically underwritten market?

PP looks at how the Just Retirement and Partnership merger could impact market competition.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 11 April 2016
Five stories you might have missed this week
Five stories you might have missed this week

The biggest stories were the long-awaited Just Retirement and Partnership merger, and revelations the government could be forced to fork out £2bn for the British Steel scheme.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 08 April 2016
Just Retirement and Partnership complete £15bn merger
Just Retirement and Partnership complete £15bn merger

Just Retirement and Partnership have finalised their merger to become JRP Group which will manage a total of more than £15bn assets.

  • Appointments
  • 04 April 2016
Just Retirement hires former FCA pensions director
Just Retirement hires former FCA pensions director

Former Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) long-term savings and pensions director Nick Poyntz-Wright has joined Just Retirement Ltd.

  • Appointments
  • 22 March 2016
Solvency II drives record buy-in and buyout volumes in Q4
Solvency II drives record buy-in and buyout volumes in Q4

The bulk annuity market had a record final quarter in 2015 as buy-in and buyout deals totalled £5.4bn, according to LCP.

  • DB Buyouts
  • 17 March 2016
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