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Barloworld UK scheme secures £484mn full buy-in

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On the go: The Barloworld UK Pension Scheme has agreed to a £484mn full scheme buy-in with Just Group.

Carr’s Group Pension Scheme eyes full buyout

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On the go: The £75.6mn Carr’s Group Pension Scheme may secure a full buyout after its sponsor announced an agreement to sell its interest in a subsidiary.

Bexley Pension Fund appoints investment consultant

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On the go: The £1bn London Borough of Bexley Pension Fund has selected Redington as investment consultant, having launched a procurement process in early March.

Boots seals full £50mn buy-in with L&G

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On the go: The £50mn Boots Supplementary Pension Plan has agreed a full buy-in with Legal & General Assurance Society, covering the benefits of more than 110 pension members.

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership hits net savings targets

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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 announced it is delivering on its promise to cut costs for its local authority pension partner funds.

Border to Coast completes private markets investment

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On the go: The £36bn Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has announced it has completed the final £1.5bn of investment within its first private market offering since its launch in 2019.

EDS scheme secures £1.1bn full buy-in

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On the go: The £1.5bn EDS 1994 Pension Scheme has secured a £1.1bn full buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation.

New British Steel scheme appoints investment manager

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On the go: The new £9.9bn British Steel Pension Scheme has agreed in principle to appoint Legal & General Investment Management to handle its scheme assets in full.

BT sets 5-year carbon goal, Islington updates net zero targets

ESG spotlight

ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including new decarbonisation targets from the £57.5bn BT Pension Scheme, an update to the £1.4bn London Borough of Islington Pension Fund’s responsible investment policy, and the Financial Conduct Authority’s delay to plans for sustainable investment labels.

Barnett & Hall Holdings scheme agrees £21mn buy-in

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The £31.2mn Barnett & Hall Holdings Pension Scheme has secured a circa £21mn buy-in with Legal & General Assurance Society ahead of a potential future buyout.