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Scheme sponsors are expected to take advantage of "enhanced buy-ins" to significantly reduce the cost of buy-ins, industry figures say.

UK - Strong asset gains and the closure of defined benefit schemes have made pensioner buy-in prices their most attractive since 2008, according to LCP research.

GLOBAL - Here it is. Global Pensions' summary of what changes to accounting standard IAS19 could mean for both sponsoring employers and pension schemes.

Here it is. Professional Pensions' summary of what changes to accounting standard IAS19 will mean for both sponsoring employers and pension schemes.

The International Accounting Standards Board has published a "near final" draft of its revised pension accounting standard IAS19 - confirming key changes that could see £10bn wiped off UK company profits.

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A group of employers reluctant to fund a £370m industry-wide scheme deficit tried to reinstate a provision which would have terminated the pension fund.

Scheme sponsors are increasingly transferring property to insurance companies in risk reduction deals as insurers develop innovative ways of taking on scheme liabilities, experts say.

Scrapping contracting-out for defined contribution schemes will drain more than £50bn from the pensions industry leading to a "significant" reduction for administrators and fund managers, government says.

UK/IRELAND - Stricter regulations around pension funds will spur the development of the buyout market in Ireland, an LCP official said.