All de-risking articles – Page 2
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NewsWTW targets German small and medium-sized pension funds for buyout deals
Current disruptions in industries are prompting companies to rethink their structures, with offloading pension liabilities as part of the process
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NewsSpecialty materials producer completes buy-in deal with Rothesay
The full scheme buy-in deal, worth £105m, protects the pensions of 1,341 members across two pension funds
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch longevity reinsurance market shows signs of life
Plus: Dow Chemical scheme eyes buyout; SPMS on fossil fuels
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NewsQuest UK Pension Scheme completes £134m buy-in with Aviva
The deal marks the second transaction between the plan sponsor, flavours and fragrances company Givaudan UK, and Aviva
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NewsUK risk transfer market expects lower volumes but higher transaction numbers
While small transactions have been gaining momentum, there have also been a significant number of large transactions so far this year
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NewsRolls-Royce completes £4.3bn full buy-in with PIC
The transaction insures pension benefits of 15,000 pensioners and 21,000 deferred members
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NewsNN Life & Pensions in €4bn longevity reinsurance deal with Prudential Financial
The reinsurance deal covers around 96,000 policyholders and was arranged through PFI’s primary US insurance subsidiary
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NewsMMC UK fund in £1.9bn in bulk purchase annuity deal with Standard Life
The buy-in deal covers 6,500 members of the Sedgwick Section of the MMC UK Pension Fund
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NewsNational Grid UK Pension Scheme secures £900m buy-in deal
Transaction takes the pension fund’s total liabilities de-risked with Rothesay to £4.5bn
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NewsDow Chemical pension fund gears up for buyout
Several insurance firms active on the Dutch buyout market have shown interest in a buyout of the €2.1bn pension fund of US chemicals giant Dow
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NewsPension professionals call for standardisation of bulk purchase annuity processes
SPP suggests that a more standardised approach to streamlined processes would be a significant, but not impossible, step
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NewsHuntsman Pension Scheme in £205m buy-in deal with M&G
Momentum for smaller schemes continues to build
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NewsHonda Group Pension Scheme in £800m buy-in with L&G
As part of the transaction, the pension fund paid a premium through a combination of an in-specie asset transfer and cash
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NewsUtmost Life completes four full scheme buy-ins
New business premiums for the four deals totalled £177m
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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
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NewsMolins UK Pension Fund completes £249m buy-in with Aviva
The transaction secures the benefits of over 3,500 members of the scheme sponsored by Mpac Group
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NewsBaker Hughes completes three buy-ins worth £900m with PIC
The transactions secure pensions of over 3,000 pensioners and dependents, and nearly 4,000 deferred members
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NewsMGN pension fund completes £150m buy-in with Just Group
The fund’s first buy-in deal insures the benefits of around 1,300 members
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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
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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
