All articles by Pamela Kokoszka
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NewsWTW to acquire Cushon master trust
The acquisition adds £4bn in assets under management to WTW’s portfolio
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NewsComet Pension Scheme in £330m buy-in with Canada Life
The transaction secures the benefits of 4,500 members of the fund
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NewsLloyds Banking Group pension funds strike three more longevity swaps
The transactions protect a further £4.8bn of liabilities
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NewsSmart Pension adds £650m to AUM with pension trust bulk transfer
Smart Pension targets £10bn in AUM in the first half of 2026
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Bond markets react to chancellor’s Budget
Plus: LGPS consolidation and The People’s Pension investment strategy
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NewsCDC rollout risks faltering without clearer government roadmap
Collective Defined Contribution pension funds could be a ‘game-changer’, but only if people understand it, consultants say
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NewsPeople’s Pension adds to equity manager roster with £3.6bn EM mandate
Appointing Robeco represents a shift from a passive approach to an active quantitative strategy for UK pension fund’s emerging markets portfolio
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NewsTrustees urged to upskill as pension funds embrace private markets
‘Private market allocations have nearly tripled across UK pension schemes since 2019’, says Pensions Management Institute guide
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NewsCF Fertilisers UK completes £265m buy-in for two pension funds with M&G
Transaction provides pension solutions to over 1,350 retirees and deferred members
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News‘Reserve power’ debate set to continue in Pension Schemes Bill report stage
The government confirmed that the report stage for the Pension Schemes Bill will begin on 3 December
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NewsUK to allow defined benefit surplus to be paid directly to members
Plans to reduce tax charge on surplus paid directly to members will make it easier for members to benefit and for trustees and employers to agree on surplus extraction
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NewsGilt market reaction to UK Budget remains subdued despite OBR leak
Gilt market reaction to the UK Budget was ‘subdued’
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NewsBritish Coal staff handed back £2.3bn pension pot in UK Budget
This latest decision by the chancellor will see £1.97bn transferred to BCSSS this year
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NewsPeople’s Pension overhauls pre-retirement strategy, cutting cash, sovereign debt
UK pensions provider revamps its pre-retirement strategy, cutting cash and sovereign debt in favour of global short-dated credit
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NewsBritish Business Bank to launch venture capital initiative for pension funds
Bank also confirms Aegon, NatWest Cushon and M&G as investors in first fund launched by the British Growth Partnership
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NewsBBC Pension Scheme completes £6bn longevity swap
The longevity swap covers pensioner liabilities representing around 21,000 members
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NewsSmart Pension buys £580m stakeholder fund, targets £10bn AUM by mid-2026
Smart UK’s CEO says master trust is on track to achieve a £10bn AUM milestone
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NewsAegon UK workplace default fund hits £1bn in long-term asset funds
Aegon confirmed that plans are in place to increase LTAF allocations within its default fund, aiming for a combined 17% target allocation by 2028
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NewsUK regulator tells trustees to treat member data as ‘most important strategic asset’
‘With the pensions dashboard deadline less than a year away, the need for reliable data has never been more urgent’, says regulator
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NewsWolseley Group Retirement Benefits Plan in £600m buy-in with Aviva
The transaction secures benefits of nearly 10,000 members
