All Legal & General articles – Page 6
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NewsAIB signs £61m buy-in with L&G after pioneering derisking solution
On the go: The £1.1bn AIB Group UK Pension Scheme has agreed a £61m deal with Legal & General Assurance Society that will see a tranche of an existing assured payment policy converted into a buy-in policy.
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NewsCII scheme completes full buy-in with L&G
On the go: The Chartered Insurance Institute Pension Scheme 1993 has completed a £55m full buy-in with Legal & General Assurance Society.
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NewsNortel Networks secures buyout with L&G
On the go: The circa £156.1m Nortel Networks UK Pension Plan has agreed a £105m buyout with Legal & General Assurance Society, the second transaction of this type with the insurer.
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FeaturesDC consolidation puts the brakes on illiquid investments
DC consolidationputs the brakes onilliquid investmentsHost of barriers facing defined contribution schemes looking to invest in illiquid assets, despite encouragement from the governmentEnterkeywords.sh_embed {position: relative;height: auto;width:100%;z-index: 0;overflow: hidden;background-color: #222;color: white;font-family: 'Lato', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;}.sh_embed * {-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;-moz-box-sizing: border-box;box-sizing: border-box;}.sh_embed .sh-embed-bg {position: absolute;width: 110%;height: 110%;top: -5%;left: -5%;z-index: -1;background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.8);}.sh_embed ...
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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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Mercer and L&G to target net-zero, Aviva launches equity fund
ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, with Mercer and Legal & General reducing carbon emissions, and Aviva’s new equity fund launch.
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NewsScheme demand could see ‘greenium’ for new-style gilts
Scheme demand could see'greenium' for new-style giltsPension schemes are expected to jump at the opportunity of investing in the first issuance of green bonds in the UK, which could lead to a green premiumEnterkeywords.sh_embed {position: relative;height: auto;width:100%;z-index: 0;overflow: hidden;background-color: #222;color: white;font-family: 'Lato', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;}.sh_embed * {-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;-moz-box-sizing: ...
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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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DB master trust invests in low-carbon equity fund
On the go: TPT Retirement Solutions, which has £10.5bn in defined benefit assets, has invested in a new climate-tilted index equity strategy launched by Legal & General Investment Management.
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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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NewsDB schemes can be severely impacted by Libor closure
The end of the London interbank offered rate at the end of this year is expected to have huge consequences for defined benefit schemes, which historically have been using it for different asset class investments and even for managers’ benchmarks.
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FeaturesPathways are just the first step on a long-term retirement journey
Pathways arejust the first stepon a long-termretirementjourneyRoundtable: As pension providers start offering investment pathways to their non-advised customers in an attempt to make it easier for individuals to engage with their pension, is this intervention enough to guarantee a secure retirement for savers?Enterkeywords.sh_embed {position: relative;height: auto;width:100%;z-index: 0;overflow: hidden;background-color: #222;color: white;font-family: ...
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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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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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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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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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L&G launches service to track lost pension pots
On the go: Legal & General has introduced a service to help people track down lost or forgotten pension pots, as well as consolidate them.
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Bulk annuity deals drive insurers to sustainable investments
On the go: UK life insurers could allocate up to £170bn to illiquid investments over the next decade, with a substantial portion focusing on new sustainable assets, according to Fitch Ratings.