Rothesay Life
Defined Benefit
Aegon has sold a £6bn UK annuity portfolio to Rothesay Life in a bid to focus on expanding its investment platform.
11 April 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Ray King has been appointed Rothesay Life's independent non-executive chairman. He replaces Keith Satchell who retires as chairman after nine years.
18 March 2016
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1 min read
DB Buyouts
The bulk annuity market had a record final quarter in 2015 as buy-in and buyout deals totalled £5.4bn, according to LCP.
17 March 2016
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2 min read
Industry
The top stories this week were Ros Altmann criticising bullying by WASPI supporters and the government forcing trust-based schemes to report on transfer performance.
12 February 2016
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1 min read
Bulk Annuities
Rothesay Life has entered into talks to buy Aegon's £8bn ($11.57bn) annuity book according to Sky News.
08 February 2016
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
The Pensions Institute has called for urgent action after its research found one in ten defined benefit (DB) schemes would "never ever" pay benefits in full.
14 December 2015
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Risk Reduction
The impact of Solvency II on bulk annuity pricing will be limited, but schemes with generous options could see hefty increases, finds Jack Jones
09 December 2015
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Risk Reduction
Insurers completed bulk annuity transactions of £2.5bn in the third quarter, bringing total benefits insured in 2015 to around £6.9bn.
23 November 2015
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Appointments
Murray Blake has been appointed a consultant by LCP to work in its pension de-risking section, taking the practice to over 30 partners and consultants.
12 October 2015
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