Pension Fund Strategy – Page 165

  • News

    Scheme costs drop 4.7% as buyouts increase

    2009-01-28T15:10:00Z

    [16:10 CET 28-01] UK – Pension scheme expenditure on pension benefits fell by 4.7% in 2007, the first significant decrease since 1984, and a move which the Office of National Statistics (ONS) attributes to an increase in pension buyouts.

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    West Sussex reappoints UBS to multi-asset role

    2009-01-27T15:00:00Z

    [16:00 CET 27-01] UK – West Sussex County Council has reappointed UBS Asset Management to run an active, balanced multi-asset mandate for its local government pension scheme (LGPS).

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    Pensioner-only focus to drive 2009 buyouts

    2009-01-27T14:15:00Z

    [15:15 CET 27-01] UK – The buyout market in 2009 is expected to rise by another £8bn (€8.55bn), similar to 2008, though the focus is likely to be on pensioner-only transactions, according to Lane Clark and Peacock (LCP).