Bulk Annuities

Full-scheme buy-in covers Timpson’s 369 pensioners and 694 deferred members

In an increasingly busy market for bulk purchase annuities, schemes are reaching buyout funding earlier than planned.

Transfer payments fell by 50% and value requests by 35% compared to previous year

Two in five schemes will fully insure within next five years, says Hymans Robertson

Kieran Mistry, senior business development manager at Standard Life, looks at the wider ESG and societal benefits of bulk purchase annuities.

Sustainable investing has become mainstream, but it’s not a perfect science, with many challenges that practitioners must face.

Matt Richards, Senior Business Development Manager at Standard Life, discusses the trends driving the recent growth of the market

Mitul Magudia and Peter Rennalls talk about the largest bulk annuity transaction of 2021 and the lessons it offers for other schemes

K3 Advisory issues warning to schemes to keep on top of preparations