Mercer
Risk Reduction
Zurich has completed a £300m longevity hedge swap with an undisclosed pension scheme of a small firm, marking its fifth such deal in 13 months.
17 January 2017
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2 min read
Appointments
Rachel Croft has been made a director by Independent Trustees Services (ITS) to lead trustee appointments on behalf of the firm.
12 January 2017
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) and GKN Group have approved a £190m buyout in one of the first de-risking deals of 2017.
05 January 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The combined deficit of FTSE 350 defined benefit (DB) schemes rose by £98bn over 2016, according to Mercer data.
04 January 2017
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1 min read
Law and Regulation
Equalisation problems from the 1990s are increasingly coming out of the woodwork as more schemes go down the bulk annuity route. The consequences can be enormous but there are ways to tackle it, writes Stephanie Baxter
12 December 2016
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8 min read
Industry
The interim findings of the FCA's Asset Management Market Study make for grim reading on the consultancy market. Helen Morrissey asks what can be done.
22 November 2016
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1 min read
Investment
The interim findings of the FCA's Asset Management Market Study highlight concerns about the investment consulting market's transparency. Helen Morrissey takes a look at the findings.
21 November 2016
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5 min read
Industry
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to consult on whether to make a market investigation reference on the investment consultancy market to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
18 November 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
PP asks three industry experts about the funding challenges facing DB schemes and what trustees can do to help address the issues they face
17 November 2016
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15 min read
Defined Benefit
Legal & General has completed a £1.1bn pension buyout for the Vickers Group Pension Scheme which is part of the Rolls-Royce Group.
14 November 2016
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1 min read
