All Pension Insurance Corporation articles – Page 4
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News
PPF chief hints at closing superfunds’ regulatory advantage
Consolidation vehicles hoping to hoover up assets from deficit-weary employers could see their prices forced upwards by tough levy requirements and insurance-style protections, the chief executive of the Pension Protection Fund has said.
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WPP buys in £140m across five schemes
Communications services giant WPP has insured £140m of defined benefit liabilities with the Pension Insurance Corporation.
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Lower rise in life expectancy no cure for schemes
After years of steady increases, improvement in life expectancy dropped to 1 per cent a year in 2016 from 3.1 per cent per year in 2011 in England and Wales, but low discount rates mean the rises still matter.
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Features
SSE wipes off £1.2bn of longevity risk
FTSE 100 energy company SSE has completed £1.2bn of longevity risk hedging for two of its defined benefit pension schemes, comprised of two buy-ins and longevity swaps with separate insurers.
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CDC could refocus industry on purposeful finance
Refocusing the industry on the purpose of finance could deliver huge benefits to UK pensions, a new academic paper has suggested, as calls were lodged for the resurrection of collective defined contribution.
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Share prices hit by DB deficits could spur fresh derisking drive
Defined benefit pension deficits are dragging down the market capitalisations of FTSE 100 companies, according to a recent study, as investors recognise the difference between disclosed deficits and the cost of securing benefits upon insolvency.
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Burgeoning buyout arena threatens pricing, schemes urged to prepare
The growing number of players in the UK buyout market may, counterintuitively, make it more difficult for pension schemes to get quotations from insurers, industry experts have said.
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DB schemes face crunch on index-linked corporate debt
A tightening in the supply of index-linked US corporate bonds may lead to UK pension schemes facing increased difficulty when derisking their portfolios, industry experts have said.
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Opinion
How to get scheme data up to scratch for a buy-in/buyout
The clear trend within the defined benefit pensions universe is for greater levels of professionalism and lower tolerance for risk.
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Opinion
Risk Transfer Index: March 2014
Data analysis: Equity market performance and gilt stability could make it better value for schemes to lock in any funding gains, according to market commentators.
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Opinion
How to build your infrastructure mandate
Whenever the topic of investing in infrastructure is raised, the conversation inevitably turns to the difficulties of defining an asset class as nebulous as this.
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News
Small schemes offered off-the-peg buyouts to speed up derisking
Small schemes will be offered standarised buyouts to decrease the time and cost associated with bespoke bulk annuity purchases, a model that has gained popularity in the buy-in market.
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News
Schemes grab chance to fireproof against inflation
Nearly half of pension fund trustees have incorporated longevity or swap contracts to tackle inflation risk, an upcoming survey will show, having benefited from favourable pricing last year to boost protection.
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Features
Aircraft scheme achieves 20% buyout uplift
SR Technics UK’s pension scheme has secured benefits of around 20 per cent above what members would have got through the Pension Protection Fund, by investing in matched assets and improving its data.
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Features
Insurers deliver flexible derisking payment plans
Schemes looking to take advantage of the current favourable pricing in the derisking market have been offered a range of flexible payment options by insurers.
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