Laura Messchendorp
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General Motors completes £53m bulk annuity deal
On the go: General Motors' Vauxhall Associated Companies Pension Fund has completed a £53m bulk annuity purchase with Aviva.
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AkzoNobel transfers assets to master trust
On the go: The AkzoNobel Benefit Builder, which closed to future contributions in October last year, has transferred the majority of its assets to a defined contribution master trust with Mercer.
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Brunel sees successful engagement with HSBC on fossil fuel financing
On the go: Brunel Pension Partnership, composed of 10 Local Government Pension Scheme funds with £30bn in assets under management, has claimed a role in UK bank HSBC’s board-backed resolution to lower fossil fuels.
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Brunel commits to net-zero by 2050
On the go: Brunel Pension Partnership, composed of 10 Local Government Pension Scheme funds with around £30bn in assets under management, has committed to a 50 per cent reduction in its carbon emissions across its portfolio by 2030, with the goal of achieving net-zero by 2050.
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Aviation 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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Border to Coast makes infrastructure investments
On the go: The Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has committed £540m to six new infrastructure funds, including its first co-investment.
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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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Mowlem scheme completes buyout and exits PPF
On the go: The Mowlem (1993) Pension Scheme has entered into a £150m buyout transaction with Legal & General Assurance Society, securing benefits outside of the Pension Protection Fund.
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Access Pool launches seven new sub-funds worth £5.5bn
On the go: The Access Pool, which handles assets for 11 Local Government Pension Scheme funds with around £46bn in assets under management, has launched seven new sub-funds worth £5.5bn.
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Brunel Pension Partnership invests in affordable housing
On the go: Brunel Pension Partnership, composed of 10 Local Government Pension Scheme funds and with around £30bn in assets under management, will now offer PGIM Real Estate's UK Affordable Housing Fund to its clients.
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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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Evonik schemes strike bulk annuity deal with L&G
On the go: Chemical company Evonik UK has concluded a £544m full buy-in for four of its UK pension schemes with Legal & General.
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Data poses difficulties to Surrey admin outsourcers
A London borough branch of the Local Government Pension Scheme is to bring its administration back in-house from 2021, as current outsourced provider Surrey County Council continues to struggle with legacy data issues across its client base.