All Phoenix Group articles – Page 2

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    News

    Weekly roundup: It’s not easy being Green

    2020-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Welcome to Pensions Expert’s roundup of a week in which we bade farewell to a few of the high street’s better-known names, and the Pension Protection Fund brightened everyone’s mood with its new doomsday scenario.

  • News

    M&S completes two buy-ins worth £750m

    2020-11-04T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Marks and Spencer has completed a £390m buy-in transaction with Aviva and a £360m similar transaction with Phoenix Group for its pension scheme, totalling around £750m in bulk annuity deals.

  • News

    Aegon staff scheme completes £144m buy-in

    2019-11-18T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Aegon UK Staff Retirement and Death Benefit Scheme has completed a £144m buy-in with Phoenix Group.

  • News

    Marks & Spencer adds £1.4bn in new buy-ins

    2019-05-23T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Marks & Spencer's UK defined benefit scheme has entered a £1.4bn buy-in with the Pension Insurance Corporation and Phoenix Life, bringing its total insured portfolio up to two thirds of its pensioner population.

  • Justin Grainger
    Opinion

    A checklist for top bulk annuity pricing

    2018-07-30T00:00:00Z

    From the blog: The derisking market has seen consistently high levels of demand in recent years, with almost £50bn of defined benefit pension liabilities insured over the past four years.

  • Danny Dowd
    Opinion

    Have we finally got a handle on scams?

    2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Pension scams are a growing and wide-ranging problem facing consumers. Around four years ago Phoenix became aware that policyholders were being contacted by fraudsters, trying to trick them into losing their life savings.

  • Features

    Phoenix Group opts for second helping of Pie

    2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Phoenix Group’s PGL Pension Scheme has completed a pension increase exchange exercise, but despite only wiping £3m off liabilities, the company says the exercise met pre-implementation expectations.

  • Features

    Pearl ups corporate bonds to manage rate risks

    2013-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Pearl Group Staff Pension Scheme has increased its allocation to corporate bonds and reduced investment in growth assets to lower its exposure to fluctuations in the market.