All Buy-in articles – Page 9
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NewsReuters Pension Fund incorporates ESG factors to improve returns
The £2.8bn Reuters Pension Fund is integrating environmental, social and governance factors into its portfolio in order to improve risk-adjusted returns, while achieving a funding level above 100 per cent in 2020.
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Association of British Insurers completes £26m buy-in
On the go: The Association of British Insurers Pension & Assurance Scheme has completed a £26m buy-in with Aviva.
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Merchant Navy plans to insure all liabilities by 2025
On the go: The £4.1bn Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund plans to insure all of its remaining liabilities by 2025, as it is set to undergo its next triennial actuarial valuation at the end of the quarter.
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TPR: 'Greater need’ for schemes to reconcile data due to Covid-19
On the go: Due to the current pandemic, there is a “greater need” for accurate data reconciliation, according to Louise Sivyer, policy principal at the Pension Regulator’s regulatory policy directorate.
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NewsHalf of all DB liabilities paid out or insured by 2030
Fully half of all UK defined benefit liabilities will either have been paid out to members or insured by the end of the decade, according to analysis by Mercer, as buy-in and buyout values topped £30bn in 2020.
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NewsAviation scheme agrees to buy-in; brokers finalise buyout with Aviva
Risk watch:A roundup up of the latest derisking transactions, including the Civil Aviation Authority’s buy-in with Legal & General, and Sydney Packett & Sons’ buyout deal with Aviva.
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Risk settlement market breaks new record in 2020
On the go: New figures from Aon showed that 2020 was a record-breaking year for the risk settlement market, with 2021 likely to provide stiff competition.
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West Ferry Printers scheme completes £120m buy-in
On the go: The West Ferry Printers Pension Scheme has completed a £120m buy-in transaction with Rothesay Life, securing the benefits for the remaining 263 members of the scheme.
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Deutsche Bank Pension Scheme completes buy-in
On the go: The £4.5bn Deutsche Bank (UK) Pension Scheme has entered into a buy-in agreement with Legal & General Retirement Institutional.
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NewsDerisking trend ramped up at end of 2020
Derisking trend rampedup at end of 2020Data crunch: Derisking continues to be the word of the moment for defined benefit corporate pension schemes, with bulk annuity deals and the pursuit of low-volatility portfolios ramping up in the last quarter of 2020Enterkeywords.sh_embed {position: relative;height: auto;width:100%;z-index: 0;overflow: hidden;background-color: #222;color: white;font-family: 'Lato', 'Helvetica ...
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DB schemes to see £1tn of liabilities insured by 2031
On the go: Defined benefit schemes are expected to see £1tn of risk insured by buy-ins, buyouts and longevity swaps by the end of 2031, according to new analysis.
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Aberdeen City Council Transport Fund completes first buy-in
On the go: The circa £300m Aberdeen City Council Transport Fund has secured roughly three-quarters of its liabilities through a buy-in with pensions insurer Rothesay Life.
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L&G scheme secures £400m derisking transaction
On the go: The Legal & General Group UK Senior Pension Scheme completed an assured payment policy transaction worth around £400m with the Legal & General Assurance Society in December 2020.
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Marie Curie scheme completes £30m buy-in
On the go: The £30.8m Marie Curie Cancer Care Pension Scheme has agreed a full-scheme bulk annuity transaction worth around £30m with Legal & General.
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Plumbing business freed of DB scheme liability
On the go: UK-based heating and plumbing distribution business Wolseley is set to be freed of its defined benefit scheme liability following its acquisition by a private investment company.
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Bulk annuities growth dependent on ‘jumbo’ deals and consolidators
On the go: While the UK bulk annuity market is expected to continue to thrive in 2021, its significant growth will depend on ‘jumbo’ deals and on the development of the consolidators’ market, according to Aon.
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Maersk scheme completes £1.1bn buy-in with L&G
On the go: The Maersk Retirement Benefit Scheme has agreed to a £1.1bn buy-in with Legal & General, covering the benefits of 1,900 deferred members and 3,000 pensioners.
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Aon Retirement Plan completes £510m buy-in
On the go: The Aon Bain Hogg Pension Scheme section of the Aon Retirement Plan has completed a £510m pensioner buy-in with Scottish Widows.
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NewsEngineering group speeds up derisking as market nears £30bn
At the tail end of what has been the second biggest year ever for derisking transactions, engineering services group Renew Holdings completed a £110m buy-in with Rothesay Life for its Lovell Pension Scheme.
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National Grid scheme completes £800m buy-in
On the go: The National Grid UK Pension Scheme has completed a buy-in transaction with Rothesay Life, worth around £800m.