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      This concise half-day event will explore a variety of different issues affecting scheme managers, through a combination of informative presentations and interactive panel debates, including GMP equalisation, the pensions dashboard, the accuracy and quality of members data and the latest trends in scheme administration.

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      Professional Pensions is hosting this concise digital event on the 25th March to provide a crucial update on where the current regulation stands on DB Consolidators, assess the different models available, what the expected funding levels are and the governance requirements. This event will be a combination of short presentations followed by live Q&A’s with our expert speakers allowing plenty of time to answer your questions.

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      The Sustainable Investment Festival will run online from 22-24 June and will include thought-provoking presentations from renowned keynote speakers, innovative breakout events and sessions specifically tailored to meet the information needs of fund selectors, financial advisers, pension consultants, trustees and scheme managers.

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      The UK Pensions Awards – now in their 24th year – remain the industry's most prestigious accolades. They shine the light on excellence and recognise the advisers, providers and investment managers that offer the highest level of innovation, performance and service to occupational pension schemes and their members, and have done the most to improve this over the past year.

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    • How DC schemes can gain exposure to different asset classes in a low-return environment

      So far, DC plans have largely been focused on the onset of auto-enrolment and changes to the regulatory framework - be it the ‘charge cap,' ‘pension freedoms' or consultations around ‘value for money', says Annabel Tonry, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).

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      In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme members in the world of pensions.

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The return of the buyout: The key factors driving the resurgence of full insurance buyouts
The return of the buyout: The key factors driving the resurgence of full insurance buyouts

Jonathan Stapleton asks how the combination of improved scheme funding and better insurer pricing could drive a resurgence in the take-up of full insurance buyouts.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 02 October 2018
PIC racks up £4.5bn of bulk annuity business in 'best ever' year so far
PIC racks up £4.5bn of bulk annuity business in 'best ever' year so far

Sales in Pension Insurance Corporation's (PIC) bulk annuity business rose by 73% compared to the same period last year, its half-year results have revealed.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 10 September 2018
How the BHS successor scheme completed an £800m buyout
How the BHS successor scheme completed an £800m buyout

Over two years since the collapse of the high street giant, BHS pension scheme members will be able to put their anxieties to rest thanks to a bulk annuity deal. James Phillips explores the detail.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 17 August 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included the 'Buck' name being revived as Conduent sold off the HR consulting business to a private equity investor.

  • Industry
  • 17 August 2018
Menzies scheme agrees £75m buyout with PIC
Menzies scheme agrees £75m buyout with PIC

The Menzies Pension Fund has entered into a £75m buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) through a bespoke deal involving payments in instalments.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 13 August 2018
New BHS scheme completes £800m buyout with PIC
New BHS scheme completes £800m buyout with PIC

Approximately 9,000 members who transferred to the BHS2 Pension Scheme last year have had their benefits fully insured through a buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 13 August 2018
Bulk annuity market in record-breaking first half
Bulk annuity market in record-breaking first half

Around £8bn of buy-ins and buyouts were completed in the first half of this year, writing the highest volume of deals of any first half to date.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 09 August 2018
PIC invests £150m in Heathrow Airport debt
PIC invests £150m in Heathrow Airport debt

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has invested £150m in debt issued by Heathrow Airport.

  • Investment
  • 26 July 2018
Civil Aviation Authority completes £60m pension buy-in with PIC
Civil Aviation Authority completes £60m pension buy-in with PIC

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has completed a £60m buy-in deal for the Civil Aviation Authority's defined benefit (DB) scheme.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 23 July 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included coverage of the Court of Appeal's judgment in the latest instalment of British Airways' five-year battle with its trustees.

  • Industry
  • 06 July 2018
The key issues for risk reduction: Three lawyers have their say
The key issues for risk reduction: Three lawyers have their say

PP asks three lawyers about how the key legal issues schemes facing schemes conducting or considering risk reduction exercises

  • Risk Reduction
  • 26 June 2018
Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund buys stake in PIC
Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund buys stake in PIC

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has agreed to acquire up to 21.4% of shares in the Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) Group from its founding investor J.C. Flowers & Co.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 June 2018
PIC hires Dominic Veney as chief actuary
PIC hires Dominic Veney as chief actuary

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has named Dominic Veney as chief actuary and appointed him to its senior management team.

  • Appointments
  • 30 May 2018
UK Pensions Awards 2018 - The Winners
UK Pensions Awards 2018 - The Winners

Here they are - the winners of the UK Pensions Awards 2018...

  • Industry
  • 24 May 2018
Prudential reinsures $1.2bn of PIC's longevity risk
Prudential reinsures $1.2bn of PIC's longevity risk

Prudential Insurance Company of America (PICA) has agreed to reinsure around $1.2bn (£900m) of Pension Insurance Corporation's (PIC) longevity risk.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 09 May 2018
Kingfisher scheme completes £200m buy-in with PIC
Kingfisher scheme completes £200m buy-in with PIC

The Kingfisher Pension Scheme has completed a buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), covering around £200m of liabilities for 400 pensioner members.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 25 April 2018
Asset managers failing to 'fulfil purpose'; Industry needs focus on systemic risk and a 'do no harm' Hippocratic Oath for practitioners
Asset managers failing to 'fulfil purpose'; Industry needs focus on systemic risk and a 'do no harm' Hippocratic Oath for practitioners

The asset management industry is failing to fulfil its purpose because of an overreliance on modern portfolio theory, which has not evolved to meet current challenges, latest research claims.

  • Investment
  • 22 March 2018
WPP completes £140m buy-in deal with PIC to insure five schemes
WPP completes £140m buy-in deal with PIC to insure five schemes

Five schemes sponsored by advertising firm WPP have completed a buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation - insuring £140m of pensioner and deferred liabilities.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 07 February 2018
PIC invests additional £40m in social housing
PIC invests additional £40m in social housing

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has invested £40m with Halton Housing to finance affordable property developments across the UK.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 29 January 2018
Top predictions for bulk annuities in 2018
Top predictions for bulk annuities in 2018

The buy-in and buyout market is on course for a record-breaking year as demand continues to rise amid attractive pricing. Victoria Ticha looks at what to expect

  • Risk Reduction
  • 22 January 2018
PIC completes £725m longevity reinsurance deal with PartnerRe
PIC completes £725m longevity reinsurance deal with PartnerRe

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has agreed to insure all its pensioner liabilities with PartnerRe in a deal set to cover its full buy-in of the Dockworkers Pension Fund.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 January 2018
Pirelli and PIC agree three buy-ins worth £100m
Pirelli and PIC agree three buy-ins worth £100m

All past and current members of three Pirelli defined benefit (DB) schemes have had their benefits insured through buy-ins worth £100m with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 13 December 2017
Dock Workers fund completes £725m buy-in with PIC
Dock Workers fund completes £725m buy-in with PIC

The Former Registered Dock Workers Pension Fund has completed a £725m buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) in what is believed to be the biggest deal so far this year.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 30 November 2017
PIC invests £115m in offshore wind farm debt
PIC invests £115m in offshore wind farm debt

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has invested in the expanding offshore wind sector for the first time, expanding its asset allocation to renewable energy.

  • Investment
  • 14 November 2017
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