All Defined benefit articles – Page 6
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NewsM&G insures engineering firm’s DB scheme; Canada Life reveals bumper Q4
Engineering company Senior has insured its defined benefit scheme through a £180m buy-in deal with M&G, while Canada Life has unveiled its 2025 results including a bumper fourth quarter for bulk annuity activity.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: DB isn’t dead, it’s just resting
Excitement is building over collective DC and the traditional DC market is facing significant change, but we mustn’t forget about defined benefit, says Nick Reeve.
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NewsCosmetics company insures DB scheme with M&G in £235m deal
Avon Cosmetics has secured its defined benefit pension scheme through a £235m buy-in with M&G, covering more than 3,000 members.
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NewsDC expansion driving pension growth worldwide, study shows
The Thinking Ahead Institute’s latest study of global pension assets shows the UK to have slipped down the rankings in terms of assets under management.
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NewsBulk annuities roundup: Trio of deals announced insuring 3,600 members
Rothesay, PIC and Just Group announce buy-ins worth a combined £407m as the competitive de-risking market continues to offer options to trustees.
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In DepthIn Depth: The evolution of bulk annuities as WTW eyes £70bn market in 2026
Could the defined benefit risk transfer market exceed £70bn in 2026? WTW’s experts certainly believe so, and there is a lot of evidence to support the continued vibrance of the bulk annuities sector, as Nick Reeve reports.
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NewsStandard Life targets full buyout in four months for £700m Deloitte scheme
The insurance company has agreed to take on GMP equalisation work as part of efforts to meet a buyout deadline of April 2026.
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NewsHarwich docks scheme with £45m Royal London buy-in
Source: Jackie Matthews/Shutterstock A view of Harwich port in Essex Royal London has insured the Harwich Haven Authority Pension Fund through a £45m full scheme buy-in covering all 170 members.
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NewsSchroders lands £3bn fiduciary mandate from E.ON scheme
Schroders will take on the management of the portfolio for the £3bn E.ON UK Group pension fund, which is part of the £29bn Electricity Supply Pension Scheme.
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NewsMaritime company anchors DB scheme with £55m buy-in
The deal covers 667 members of the Bibby Line Group Ltd Pension Scheme, sponsored by Liverpool-based financial services and maritime company Bibby Line Group.
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NewsDB members confident in pensions but unsettled by buyout, research finds
Standard Life’s latest research suggests that members may need greater reassurance when their pension scheme is going through a bulk annuity transaction.
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NewsConstruction assessment company insures DB scheme with Aviva
The British Board of Agrément has insured its defined benefit pension scheme through a £20m buy-in with Aviva, covering 39 deferred and 82 pensioner members.
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NewsVeterans’ charity secures pension scheme in £16m buy-in
Just Group has completed a £16m buy-in for the defined benefit pension scheme of a military veterans’ charity, Royal Star & Garter, which runs care homes and services for veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia.
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NewsCabinet Office to provide hardship loans to Civil Service pensioners, union says [updated]
The Cabinet Office plans to support some Civil Service pensioners as administration provider Capita struggles to cope with a backlog of tens of thousands of cases.
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NewsABI launches bulk annuity board in governance shake-up
The new Pension Insurance and Investment Board will be chaired by Just’s David Richardson and is one of four product committees that will report to the trade body’s main board.
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NewsVLK wins £2.5bn fiduciary mandate from engineering company schemes
Van Lanschot Kempen will oversee the investment of £2.5bn across the Lafarge UK Pension Plan and the Aggregate Industries Pension Plan, both sponsored by Swiss company Holcim.
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NewsBulk annuities latest: Isio launches small scheme service
Plus: Cheesemaker Primula spreads pension risk through £6.6m buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation.
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NewsFirst Actuarial offers financial wellbeing tool to charities
In a recent survey of the charity sector, the consultancy highlighted contrasting fortunes among non-profit groups’ pension schemes – something it aims to address through a renewed partnership.
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NewsFinnair lands buyout deal for DB scheme in record time
Finland’s largest airline has insured its UK defined benefit pension scheme, completing the journey from buy-in to buyout in less than two months.
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PodcastsAlways A Pensions Angle: Probing amendments and Panglossian optimism
Nick reports from wet and windy Scotland (with trainee guide dog Jenny) as he and Tom dissect the Pension Schemes Bill’s journey through the House of Lords, and mull over what the US’s recent actions mean for portfolios.