All buyout articles
-
Opinion PiecesGermany’s pension buyout market evolves
The pension buyout market in Germany is gradually evolving. Transactions to transfer companies’ liabilities to pension corporations (Rentnergesellschaften), the vehicle used for buyout deals, have occurred regularly in the first half of this year.
-
NewsSuperfunds gain traction in defined benefit endgame, says LCP
The consultancy estimates that around half of all DB pension funds, with combined assets of £600bn, could become eligible for a superfund transfer
-
NewsGerman firms ramp up pension buyout activity
WTW and Vedra see robust interest from corporates aiming to reduce financial risk and remove pension obligations from their books
-
NewsStaples pension fund concludes buyout with Aegon
The Dutch company pension scheme, with €660m in assets under management, has been closed since 2015
-
Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Five trends to watch in the European pension risk transfer market
Rohit Mathur of Prudential Financial says UK de-risking trends are being seen globally, driving demand for PRT and longevity hedging solutions
-
NewsPensions regulator calls on trustees to consider new options for endgame planning
TPR says it is ‘critical’ that trustees take advice and undertake an appropriate level of due diligence
-
NewsFrieslandCampina in €1.5bn buyout deal with Achmea Pension & Life
The deal covers pension assets of approximately 8,000 (former) employees of Friesland Foods and FrieslandCampina
-
NewsFunding Solutions completes German pension buyout as market momentum builds
The latest pension buyout deal is with automotive supplier Sinterwerke Herne
-
NewsPrudential Regulation Authority puts funded reinsurance use high on agenda
Regulator to increase transparency of insurer life stress test by publishing both sector-wide and firm-specific stress test results for largest UK life insurers
-
NewsBulk purchase annuity transactions hit record number in 2024
298 bulk purchase annuity transactions were completed in 2024, an increase from 227 in 2023
-
NewsNedlloyd fund concludes €950m buyout with Zwitserleven
Prior to the deal, the fund had hedged its equity, dollar and interest rate risk ‘as much as possible’, ahead of ‘Liberation Day’
-
AnalysisGermany expects new wave of buyout transactions tipped to reach €60bn
VEDRA Pensions has signed a deal to take over pension obligations of Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank, the first in Germany for a bank
-
NewsMajority of UK DB funds run at surplus but lack strategy to use it
LawDeb Pensions research shows that 83% of UK DB pension funds have reported a surplus
-
NewsMomentum expected to continue for smaller schemes in BPA market
2024 saw new entrants Royal London and Utmost complete their first deals below £100m
-
NewsTPR figures suggest government looks to extract surplus on low-dependency level
The government is looking to allow schemes more flexibility to enable surplus from DB schemes to be returned to employers
-
NewsAon calls for member-centric innovation and transparency in bulk annuity market
Innovation around illiquid assets and transparency in funded reinsurance are also crucial priorities for the UK bulk annuity market, according to Aon
-
NewsSEI joins forces with PIC to facilitate master trust access for DB scheme members
DB scheme members with DC and AVC arrangements will be able to access the SEI Master Trust
-
AnalysisDB schemes indicate growing preference for retaining assets
But buyout remains preferred option, according to UK pensions industry
-
NewsWTW to set up shop in Germany for pension buyout deals
German buyout market is worth potentially €600bn, according to consultancy Lurse
-
NewsClara superfund takes over Wates Group’s 1,500 members
This is the first superfund transaction to be completed by an active business, Clara claims
