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The Co-operative Pension Scheme, known as Pace, has completed a £1bn buy-in with Aviva in the first announced bulk annuity deal of 2020.

Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes will be able to predict the outcome of member options exercises using artificial intelligence (AI), says Mercer.

Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the December 2019 estimates on the various measures…

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The ESAB Group (UK) Limited Pension & Life Assurance Scheme has purchased a £255m full buy-in with Rothesay Life, covering benefits for all 900 members of the scheme.

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The value of UK bulk annuity deals is set to quadruple in the 2020s when compared to this decade, Mercer has predicted.

Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the October 2019 estimates on the various measures…

Mercer has offered a $125m (£97m) mandate to Impax Asset Management’s Leaders Strategy to join its Sustainable Global Equity Fund, following a rigorous selection process.

The UK has failed to impress in an international analysis of pension systems due to serious concerns over sustainability.