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People NewsAppointments: New infra head at Railpen; PASA strengthens board
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 5 September 2025.
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OpinionOvercharged, over-litigious and over here: class actions in UK pensions
Pinsent Masons partners Tom Barton and Ben Fairhead consider the possibility of a ramping up of litigation in UK pensions.
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NewsBalfour Beatty Pension Fund completes £1.7bn longevity swap
On the go: The £4bn Balfour Beatty Pension Fund has signed a £1.7bn longevity swap transaction with Zurich Assurance and Scor.
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NewsYields ‘can’t spike again’: Schemes respond to liquidity pressures
Analysis: On September 23, chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng rose to his feet in the House of Commons to deliver a “mini” Budget that would have profound consequences for pension schemes.
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NewsProfessional negligence claim against Aon goes ahead
The High Court has given the green light for a full court hearing into a professional negligence claim against Aon, after the consultancy failed in its attempt to have the claim struck out on the basis that it has breached statutory limitation periods.
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NewsUBS scheme extends longevity swap
On the go: The UBS (UK) Pension and Life Assurance Scheme has extended its longevity swap with Zurich Assurance and Canada Life Assurance Company by £0.5bn.
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NewsBarnett & Hall Holdings scheme agrees £21mn buy-in
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.
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NewsAsset manager scheme secures £175mn full buy-in
On the go: The Findel Group Pension Fund has agreed a £175mn full scheme buy-in deal with Standard Life.
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NewsAir Canada completes £380mn buy-in, Keysight signs £58mn deal
Risk watch: A roundup up of the latest derisking transactions, including the Air Canada (UK) Pension Trust Fund’s £380mn buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation, and the Keysight Technologies UK Limited Retirement Benefits Plan’s £58mn deal with Just Group.
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NewsMiracle Garden Care scheme agrees £49m full buyout
On the go: The Miracle Garden Care Pension Scheme has completed a £49m buyout deal with Just Group.
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NewsSelecta UK scheme agrees £250m full buy-in with Legal & General
On the go: The Selecta UK Pension Plan has completed a £250m full buy-in with Legal & General Assurance.
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NewsFujitsu pension plan signs £3.7bn longevity hedge
On the go: The ICL Group Pension Plan, a Fujitsu pension scheme, has insured longevity risk in respect of £3.7bn of its liabilities, with Swiss Re providing the reinsurance coverage.
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Court of Appeal gives green light to Pru annuity sale
On the go: The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling that blocked the transfer of £12bn of annuities from Prudential, now M&G, to Rothesay Life.
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Ibstock Pension Scheme completes £340m buy-in
On the go: Ibstock has completed a £340m buy-in transaction with Just Group representing 50 per cent of total liabilities of its defined benefit pension scheme.
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Barclays Bank coughs up £750m in unusual DRC move
In an unusual arrangement, Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund’s deficit recovery plan remains on track through a self-investment, as the scheme subscribed to a £750m bond issued by an entity of the banking group.
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Hitachi completes £275m buy-in with L&G
On the go: The Hitachi UK Pension Scheme has agreed a £275m buy-in transaction with Legal & General that covers the remaining deferred members and retirees, after a similar deal in 2018 with Scottish Widows.
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Are pensions the answer to UK’s £1tn infrastructure gap?
A solution for the regeneration of Britain’s infrastructure could come from pensions, as superfunds could help plug the UK’s £1tn infrastructure gap. However, specialists believe it will be difficult for schemes to achieve the scale needed for these investments to be successful.
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Lockdown spikes fears of democratic deficit in LGPS
As the Covid-19 crisis unfolds, there could be a worrying governance and democratic deficit in some local authority pension schemes, with only 27 per cent of councils having virtual pension committee meetings.
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Poor Q1 returns catch up on risky fiduciary managers
Fiduciary managers with heavily equity-based portfolios suffered the heaviest losses in the first quarter of 2020, as the wide variation in strategies continues to provoke discussion about the right level of growth portfolio diversification.