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Amey OS Pension Scheme completes £400mn buy-in

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On the go: The £673.8mn Amey OS Pension Scheme has secured a £400mn buy-in transaction with Pension Insurance Corporation.

Smart Pension makes first green bond investment with Mirova fund

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On the go: The £2bn Smart Pension Master Trust has announced its first green bond investment in the Mirova Global Green Bond Fund. 

Heinz scheme completes partial buy-in

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On the go: The Heinz 2000 Pension Plan completed a partial buy-in last year, according to the scheme’s most recent statement of investment principles.

Barclays Bank scheme completes £7bn longevity deal

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On the go: The £41.2bn Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund has reinsured £7bn of liability against longevity risk with an insurance subsidiary of Prudential Financial.

Border to Coast invests in private markets

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On the go: The £38.3bn Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, which handles the assets of 11 Local Government Pension Scheme funds worth a collective £60bn, has made initial commitments to its second private markets programme, first launched in April 2022.

Coats UK scheme agrees £350mn bulk annuity deal with Aviva

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On the go: The $3.1bn (£2.5bn) Coats UK Pension Scheme, which merged with the Brunel Holdings Pension Scheme and the Staveley Industries Retirement Benefits Scheme in 2018, has agreed a £350mn bulk annuity deal with insurer Aviva.

Collective Enterprises Limited scheme secures full buy-in

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On the go: The £1.3mn Collective Enterprises Limited Retirement and Death Benefits Scheme has agreed to a full buy-in covering all of its pensioner and deferred members.

Aerospace scheme secures buy-in, baking co-op derisks with L&G

Risk Watch

Risk watch: A round up of the latest derisking transactions, including the Cobham Pension Plan £530mn bulk annuity deal with Standard Life, and the Flour Milling and Baking Research Association Pension and Assurance Scheme £10mn assured payment policy.

Environment Agency fund races ahead of emissions targets

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On the go: The £4.3bn Environment Agency Pension Fund is ahead of its target to cut emissions exposure to coal, oil and gas, according to its new stewardship report.

Centrica schemes appoint Redington to oversee new investment model

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On the go: The Centrica UK defined benefit pension schemes, comprising the Centrica Pension Scheme, the Centrica Engineers Pension Scheme and the Centrica Pension Plan, have selected Redington as strategic investment consultant.