Global travel firm Tui has agreed two buy-ins worth a total of £794m with Legal & General (L&G) Assurance Society, insuring two sections of the Tui Group UK Pension Trust.
The pensions freedoms rules should be amended to allow savers to access their 25% tax-free lump sum and leave the rest invested in their pension, Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) has urged MPs.
Lane, Clark & Peacock (LCP) is set to become one of the largest pension consultancies in Germany following its acquisition of Aon’s retirement and investment business in the country.
The Prudential Insurance Company of America (PICA) has concluded a £6bn longevity reinsurance deal, with Zurich Assurance acting as an intermediary on a pass-through basis.
It will take too long to save into defined contribution (DC) pensions to keep retirement savings steady and offset the loss of defined benefit (DB) income, according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).
Guidance to help trustees comply with climate disclosure rules will also call on them to “act now” to protect pension savers from climate risk, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) says.
Contingent funding is set to be used by three-quarters of schemes as they seek to cover liabilities without draining employer cash, says Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).
The government’s “double U-turn” on the retrospective use of the regulator’s new criminal powers in the Pension Schemes Act is creating damaging confusion, Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) says.
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) concluded £5.6bn on bulk annuities in 2020 after recording just over £2.1bn in the second half of the year.
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has launched a consultation on amalgamating ten of its 15 codes of practice into a single 149-page document.