The ICI Pension Fund has revealed it saved £10m by completing its latest buy-in with Legal & General (L&G) shortly after the EU referendum.
Mortality studies are increasingly seen as a method for trustees and companies to better understand scheme membership life expectancy. Kristian Brunt-Seymour explores how this can help companies make better financial decisions.
Just Retirement has undertaken a pensioner buy-in for the Galliford Try defined benefit (DB) scheme.
The combined deficit of UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes has hit £900bn following Britain's historic decision to leave the EU.
While moving to CPI indexation can significantly reduce scheme liabilities, it can make buy-ins and buyouts more expensive. Kristian Brunt-Seymour finds pricing has slightly improved but still has a long way to go
The ICI Pension Fund has completed a £630m buy-in covering over 4,000 of its members with Scottish Widows.
The debate over whether schemes should be able to change statutory pension increases from RPI to CPI continues with calls for a statutory override to be put in place. Kristian Brunt-Seymour considers its feasibility
Without widespread engagement a two tier system could emerge based on employer commitment to delivering good member outcomes warns an industry panel.
The first six months of 2016 has been a whirlwind time for the pensions industry. The Association of Consulting Actuaries' incoming chair tells Kristian Brunt-Seymour about the policy changes he would like to see.
The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has elected Bob Scott, senior partner at Lane, Clark and Peacock (LCP), as its new chairman.