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Heathrow Airport's defined benefit (DB) plan has completed a £325m pensioner buy-in with Legal & General (L&G) financed by an innovative corporate bond.

In this week's Pensions Buzz, we want to know if you think whether the regulator significantly boosting its staff for more visible and forceful action against flagging schemes will be enough, and whether it is focusing too much on the protection of DB...

Henry Tapper says while most IGCs are making progress, there is still a long way to go until they fulfill the promises set by the OFT.

Low income earners in the majority of master trusts are missing out on tax relief on their retirement savings due to a legislative technicality, according to research.

Legal & General (L&G) has been selected as provider of HM Civil Service's defined contribution (DC) schemes after a competitive tender process.

The £3bn Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF) has insured around 2,500 pensioner members in a £490m buy-in with Legal & General (L&G).

The Pearson Pension Plan has agreed two buy-ins worth £1.2bn and has laid the groundwork for more bulk annuity contracts in the future.

The embattled multi-employer Plumbing & Mechanical Services (UK) Industry Pension Scheme has purchased a £560m buy-in with Legal & General (L&G).

Defined benefit (DB) schemes will offload around £700bn of liabilities to insurers over the next 15 years, latest analysis by Hymans Robertson has suggested.

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has entered into two buy-ins with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), and a longevity swap with Legal & General (L&G).