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News Stories2020 outlook roundup: Mercer expects global economy to recover
Plus: LCP predicts annual volumes of £30bn in de-risking market
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One-third of FTSE 100 companies have carried out derisking deals
Aon: Figures indicate high-profile UK businesses are paying increasing attention to pensions risks
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Rothesay breaks another record with £3.8bn buy-in
The deal secures benefits for 27,000 former employees of UK drinks company Allied Domecq’s DB scheme, and is the biggest buy-in to cover both retired and deferred members
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UK schemes preparing for endgame with equity cuts and liability hedges
Aon survey shows pension funds are stepping up de-risking activity and allocating more to alternative asset classes
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Rothesay Life to raise £500m in preparation for DB insurance deals
Plus: Legal & General has insured a UK law firm’s £35m scheme, transferring from its fiduciary management business
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UK DB schemes ‘holding too much’ in growth assets, illiquids
Schemes aiming for buyout in the next five years are de-risking too slowly, according to analysis by Barnett Waddingham
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High Court blocks £12bn Prudential-Rothesay annuities transfer
Unusual judgement could increase insurer appetite for pension buy-ins or buyouts, says expert
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De-risking deals totalled £17.6bn in H1: LCP
Legal & General and Pension Insurance Corporation dominated the market for buy-ins and buyouts in the first six months of 2019, and the total for the full year is set to be a record
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British Steel buyout ‘could affect pension insurance market capacity’
British Steel Pension Scheme trustees are reportedly in early stage talks regarding a pension risk transfer deal to secure the pensions of its 81,000 members
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L&G launches blockchain-based pension insurance platform [updated]
Legal & General has teamed up with Amazon to develop a blockchain-based pension risk transfer process, dubbed Estua-re
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Rolls-Royce UK pension fund seals record £4.6bn de-risking deal
Trustee to offload £4.1bn of pension liabilities covering 33,000 pensioners to Legal & General, and transfer £4.6bn of assets
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Commerzbank UK scheme insures DB and DC sections for £1.2bn
Also: Rothesay Life backs £110m buyout of electronics company pension plan
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US tech company scheme edges closer to buyout after £230m deal
Plus: FTSE 100-listed Segro and energy firm Hunting offload pension schemes in seperate buyout deals
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Nuclear pension plan hones in on £40m bulk annuity
Combined Nuclear Pension Plan plans to enter into a buyout and wind up its GPS EnergySolutions section
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A Brexit checklist for UK pension funds
Hogan Lovells’ Faye Jarvis explores what the UK’s departure from the EU could mean for pension fund trustees
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UK roundup: FTSE 350 companies ‘could de-risk at low or no cost’
Also: Rentokil Initial seals £1.5bn buy-in with PIC; Listed companies’ combined shortfall improved in November
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Insurers ‘may have to restructure de-risking deals’ after GMP ruling
Consultancy group claims £50bn of insurance buy-ins could be affected by guaranteed minimum pension ruling
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Nortel UK pension scheme avoids PPF with £2.4bn L&G buyout
Bulk annuity deal follows near decade of international litigation
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UK roundup: L&G, Scottish Widows back bulk annuity deals
Plus: Willis Towers Watson selects Hermes’ stewardship arm to lead engagement for £3bn equity fund
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Recruitment firm insures £271m of pensioner liabilities with Canada Life
Derisking transaction comes as Hays’ scheme moves from deficit to surplus
