All de-risking articles – Page 4
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NewsNational Grid’s Electricity Supply Pension Scheme completes £1.7bn buy-in with Aviva
The transaction included transitioning the group’s existing longevity swap with Zurich to Aviva
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NewsG4S Pension Scheme completes £1.8bn buy-in deal with Just Group
The scheme’s funding level had improved in recent years, enabling the trustee and company to accelerate de-risking plans
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NewsThree UK pension schemes complete buy-in transactions
Atradius Pension Scheme completed £190m buy-in with PIC; Halma Group Pension Plan and Apollo Pension and Life Assurance Plan completed £250m buy-in with Standard Life
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NewsDeutsche Bank UK scheme completes final £1.1bn buy-in with Legal & General
The transaction marks the third and final transaction for the scheme, bringing the total of insured liabilities with L&G to £2.1bn
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NewsAon launches investment strategy framework for UK pension schemes
‘The Zone Framework allows trustees and sponsors to ask the right questions and to identify clearly what success means to them,’ says Aon
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NewsIsio acquires K3 Advisory to enhance risk settlement capabilities
The K3 Advisory team and brand will continue to operate as a distinct service offering within the Isio group
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NewsChurch of England Pensions Board completes £145m buy-in with Aviva
All pensions within the Church Workers Pension Fund are now secured with insurers
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NewsMichelin Pension scheme completes £1.5bn buy-in with Aviva
The transaction secures benefits of circa 15,000 scheme members
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Consultation launched for pension investment review
Plus: Economic growth; DB Funding Code, De-risking
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NewsThomas Miller & Co complete £140m buy-in with Aviva
The transaction secures the benefits of all members in the scheme
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NewsRoyal London targets transactions up to £500m as it cements BPA market entry
The insurer has established a team of 40 experts led by director Paul Bowker
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AnalysisWhy pension buyout deals in Germany still struggle to take off
German companies are still reluctant to implement pension buyout projects, especially when it comes to large volumes of obligations, says PwC
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AnalysisUK bulk annuity market expected to close at £40-50bn in 2024
Before the end of the year, there will be 11 insurers providing quotes on deals, more than ever before in the UK and showing the vibrancy of the market, says WTW
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NewsIGG launches centre of excellence to help schemes navigate endgame solutions
TPR analysis shows 3,750 of 5,000 DB schemes as being in surplus on a low dependency basis, with a further 950 approaching the same level of funding
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AnalysisMore de-risking transactions below £200m are expected, consultants say
Despite transactions above £1bn dominating the market in 2023
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NewsSCA UK Pension Plan completes £1.1bn buy-in with Legal & General
The deal secures the benefits of 5,900 retirees and 3,600 deferred members
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NewsIsio to start rating fiduciary managers on insurance capability
Only three out of 11 managers are rated as market leading on insurance capability by Isio
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NewsDutch insurers expect €20-30bn in buyouts until 2027
The predictions come as insurance firms have struggled to seal buyout deals with pension funds in recent years
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NewsBrookfield’s entry into UK bulk annuity market marks next wave of new entrants
K3 Advisory says at least three other new entrants are at varying stages of readiness to enter the market
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NewsTotalEnergies UK Pension Plan completes £1.2bn buy-in with PIC
transaction had unique structuring requirements and a complex benefit structure
