All Pension Insurance Corporation articles – Page 5

  • Opinion

    Risk Transfer Index: March 2014

    2014-03-12T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • Opinion

    How to build your infrastructure mandate

    2013-11-18T00:00:00Z

    There are places to start for pension funds building their infrastructure portfolios, despite a lack of assets and potentially costly bidding processes, explains PIC’s Allen Twyning in this week’s Technical View.

  • News

    Small schemes offered off-the-peg buyouts to speed up derisking

    2013-07-11T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • News

    Schemes grab chance to fireproof against inflation

    2013-05-22T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • Features

    Aircraft scheme achieves 20% buyout uplift

    2013-02-01T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • Features

    Insurers deliver flexible derisking payment plans

    2012-12-20T00:00:00Z

    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.